COVID-19: Nigeria must do more to achieve herd immunity against virus- Official
Only 4.2 per cent of the 111,776,503 eligible populations have been vaccinated.
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Only 4.2 per cent of the 111,776,503 eligible populations have been vaccinated.
![Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) [PHOTO: @NCDCgov]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/10/EiyfqpDXsAAI7oV.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&ssl=1)
Nigeria has continued to receive additional coronavirus vaccines as the country revs up its vaccination campaign.
The AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are expected through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Assess Facility (COVAX) while the Jassen vaccines ...
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According to the NCDC, the 45 new cases were reported from eight states.
![Ghana gets delivery of COVID19 vaccines from the COVAX facility [PHOTO CREDIT: @WHOAFRO]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/02/Eu-hi7dXcAEMZnS.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Nigeria commenced COVID-19 vaccination on March 5 having received 3.94 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines through COVAX.
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Lagos, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, has vaccinated 112,326 people.
The 104 new COVID-19 cases were reported from 12 states.
The data, published on Friday evening, shows that all states, except Kogi, have commenced vaccination.
![Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgComCommission]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/12/EkxK8cfX0AMFSgP.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1)
The Federal Government says it will appeal, rather than force anyone to take the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines for COVID -19.
![A man is being tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria [PHOTO: TW: @NCDCgov]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/08/EevF243X0AEt286.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1)
The 120 new cases on Sunday is the lowest since October 22, 2020, when there were just 37 new infections.
''Many countries, including some African neighbours, have rolled out distribution plans for the vaccines they’ve procured. But the Nigerian government ...
According to NCDC data published Friday night, a total of 144,059 people have recovered after treatment.
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An average of 10 people died daily from COVID-19 in the past week in Nigeria.
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Many Nigerians still believe in the conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 vaccination.
Nigeria is one of 92 countries that will receive the free Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccines through COVAX.
COVID-19 has infected over 110 million people globally with over two million deaths recorded.
One year after Nigeria recorded its index case, more than 155,000 people have been infected with COVID-19.
The minister added that as part of the government’s efforts to tackle fake news on the COVID-19 vaccines within ethnic ...
The official said there are “genuine ongoing efforts by the federal government to restart the process of vaccines production".