Lagos State Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

Lagos State has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccine arrived around 4 pm on Tuesday.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, the Governor tweeted, “I am happy to announce that we have received the allocated doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Lagos state from the Federal Government provided by COVAX, in an unprecedented global effort to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.

“The state government will soon begin vaccinations in line with the scheduled guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

“I want to encourage our residents to continue to keep to all the COVID-19 protocols like wearing of facemasks, washing and sanitising their hands and observing social distance”.