COVID-19 Vaccination To Commence In Anambra State On Thursday 18th March 2021... | ONN REPORT.
Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala has announced that COVID-19 vaccination will take off in Anambra state on Thursday, 18th March, 2021 and will run until Saturday, 27th March, 2021.
Dr Okpala made the announcement during a press briefing held today, Tuesday, 15th March, 2021 in his office for the COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction.
Briefing the press, Dr Okpala assured Ndi Anambra of the safety of the vaccine adding that the registration and vaccination is free of charge.
He urged all stakeholders at various levels in the state to kindly support in sensitizing their people on the benefits and importance of the vaccine introduction and warned that the vaccination should not be seen as a substitute for observation of COVID-19 protocols.
The vaccine received is the product of a rigorous scientific process and has been certified as safe by multiple foreign agencies as well as local agencies like NAFDAC he added.
Reacting, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu noted that the main objective of the proposed COVID-19 vaccine introduction are to slowdown and disrupt the transmission of the virus in all parts of the state.
She assured of effective and efficient introduction of the vaccine in Anambra state, listing the targeted group in the phase one to be, Frontline health workers, strategic leaders and Frontline workers (non- health).
The WHO State Coordinator, Dr Chukwumuanya Igboekwu during the event commended the state government for it's proactive measures in curbing the spread of the virus and expressed readiness to always provide support where necessary.
To facilitate easy documentation of the vaccination process, all the targeted persons in phase one of the vaccine introduction are expected to use link below for electronic self registration.
URL:https://nphcdaict.com.ng/publicreg.
Also provided are the Anambra State Public Health Emergency Operation Numbers 09034668319 and 09034663273 for easy flow of information.
Recall that on 2nd of March 2021, Nigeria took delivery of an estimated 4million doses of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Vaccine, out of which Anambra state received 78,810 doses on the 11th of March.
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