Federal Government has said that 8,000 Nigerians have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
This was disclosed by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, during Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 in Abuja.
While insisting that no serious adverse effects have been reported from those who have been vaccinated, he said the agency is working closely with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to monitor any unusual adverse reaction to the vaccines.
“As part of the vaccine launch in the states that occurred last week, over 8,000 Nigerians have been administered the vaccines thus far.
“We have not received any official report of serious adverse effects from any of those who have been vaccinated but mild side effects such as swelling at the side of the vaccination are expected as this is normal,” he said.
Heritage Times had reported that Nigeria took delivery of 3.94m doses of the Oxford University AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in early March and has since begun administration to frontline workers and VIPs.
