A total number of 1, 671, 738 eligible persons (18 yrs and above) have received doses of COVID-19 vaccinations, in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the FCT administration has said.
A total number of 990, 445 persons have received at least one shot of the vaccine, while 792, 437 have been fully vaccinated and 204, 839 have received the booster shot.
Making this disclosure Thursday during a briefing on the state of preparedness and response of the FCTA health sector, acting executive secretary, FCT Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Isah Yahaya Vatsa, said these was the figure as at 20th December, 2022.
He noted that although the COVID-19 protocols have been relaxed, the FCT will sustain vaccination and other measures against the pandemic.
He said the FCT had projected target population for the eligible persons for the COVID-19 vaccination at 3,089, 849.
He added that, “Our target is to vaccinate at least 70% (2, 162, 895) of these eligible persons by end of December 2022”.
He said a total of 246 Vaccination Teams (90 fixed post teams & 156 Mobile/Outreach Teams) supported by state and partners are currently deployed in the FCT and are disaggregated across the 6 area councils.
“Partners like UNICEF, WHO, USAID, IHVN, Pathfinder International, Breakthrough Action of Nigeria, Vaccine Network etc have been very supportive to the FCT for
the purposes of the COVID-19 vaccination.
“The COVID-19 vaccination roll-out started on March 5th, 2021 with a national flag off at the National Hospital, Abuja, and since then the COVID-19 vaccination has been happening across the country with varying degree of success.”