It however said eight States are yet to receive the vaccines because they lack requisite vaccine storage capacity, especially in terms of having a backup cold chain facility.
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, who made these known during a joint briefing on COVID-19 vaccination by his agency, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund and the World Health Organization, stated that the second dose vaccination with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will begin today and end on September 5, 2021.
He also stressed the importance of the backup cold chain facility, as it would be needed when there is power outage to avoid risking the potency of the vaccines.
Shuaibu however, expressed optimism that the states would in the next couple of days, put their acts together and make sure that they are ready to receive the vaccines.
