Gombe
receives 100,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccine Gombe State Government on
Wednesday took delivery of 100,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the second
phase vaccination exercise.
The state deputy governor, Dr Manessah Jatau, who announced the
development, disclosed that the state received 87,360 doses of Moderna and
12,794 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines.
Jatau, who is also the
Chairman of the State COVID-19 Management Team, said the number would help to
inoculate a wider reach in the second phase, adding that more vaccines would be
allocated to the state in subsequent exercises.
“This exercise will continue till 2022, so there is no cause for
alarm. We are ready for all to be vaccinated.
“The thing is if you take now,
don’t take again, and don’t be greedy.
“For us to continue with this phase 67 vaccination points have been
designated across the 11 local government areas including the state capital, to
enhance access to the vaccines,” he said.
He enjoined the residents
above 18 years to present themselves for vaccination, saying that those who
were yet to complete their jab could take advantage of the ongoing exercise.
“Recently, there has been an upsurge or resurgence of COVID-19 cases
in the country and the world at large.
“The vaccination exercise is,
therefore, timely when the need for the vaccine has proven to be the only way
we can have safety.
“The vaccination is also the effective means of preventing the
spread of the disease,” he said.
Also speaking, Dr Habu Dahiru,
the Commissioner for Health, said that the provision of the Moderna and
AstraZeneca vaccines would augment the shortfall in the state.
According to him, the vaccines are the same just like
paracetamol having different brands, adding that they have the same potency,
efficacy and performance.
“Those that have taken AstraZeneca as their first jab, can still
take it as the second dose”.
Nigeria News Paper
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