Enugu state government has flagged off the second phase of the administration of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on the people of the state.
The ceremony was performed by Deputy Governor Cecilia Ezello, on behalf of the governor, at the ESUT teaching hospital parklane, in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the governor, Ezello called on the citizens of the state to get vaccinated and also observe the non-pharmaceutical method of preventing the spread of the virus.
Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), Dr. George Ugwu, revealed that the state government achieved 100 percent coverage in the first phase of the AstraZeneca vaccination, adding that they had received 60,060 doses of Moderna vaccines to take care of those who didn't receive the first phase of the vaccination.
He stated that 13,416 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines were also received by the state government to complete the second dose for citizens who previously got only the first dose, during the first phase of the exercise.
The ENS-PHCDA boss noted that the state government had trained 1,200 health workers that would ensure effective coverage of the second phase of the vaccination in all the designated Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and General Hospitals across the 17 local government areas of the state.
He noted that some health teams will visit churches and markets in other to ensure that everybody citizen is reached.
Speaking at the event, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ikechukwu Obi, restated the safety of the vaccines and urged those who have not been vaccinated or completed the second dosage in the first phase to do so, accordingly.
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