The Lagos State Government says it has vaccinated 12,720 people with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 48 hours after the vaccination exercise commenced in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, made this known through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Thursday while giving the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination update for March 16.
He said that from the 12, 720 people vaccinated, 6,535 were males, while 6,185 females.
The state government started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise on March 15 in 88 health facilities, including military and police hospitals, which have been selected to provide vaccination across the 20 local government areas.
It officially flagged off the roll-out, distribution and administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine on March 12 at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba.
The governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat; the state Commissioner for Health, some frontline healthcare workers, among other frontline workers, were vaccinated on March 12.
The state vaccinated 268 people on March 12 at three centres as part of the activities of the vaccine roll-out, while 4,954 were vaccinated on March 15 across the 88 designated vaccine sites across the state.
On the breakdown of the category of people vaccinated on March 16, Mr Abayomi said that healthcare workers, other frontline workers and strategic leaders in the state were vaccinated.
According to him, the total number of people vaccinated on the reported date was 7,498, with sex distribution being 3,770 males and 3, 728 females.
