Lagos State To Start COVID-19 Vaccination By Weekend – Sanwo-Olu New Lagos State To Start COVID-19 Vaccination By Weekend – Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that covid-19 vaccination in the state will start by the weekend.

The governor in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said he was optimistic that the vaccine rollout would be successfully implemented, adding that the state’s Primary Healthcare Board would lead the effort in achieving herd immunity.
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He said, “We have instituted a steering committee for the vaccine administration, which comprises health practitioners in the public and private sectors. They have designed a robust vaccine implementation strategy and they have identified various segments of our citizens who need to get first and in what order.

“Working with the state Primary Healthcare Board, we will start administering the vaccine by the weekend. We are leading from the front to convince our citizens that the vaccine is needed to build resistance, especially among frontline workers and those who have underlying issues.”

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