Shuaib said the 440,000 health workers represented 23 per cent of people that had received first the shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The NPHCDA boss also stated that 1,929,237 Nigerians representing 96 per cent of the targeted population had so far been vaccinated against the virus, which had claimed over 3 million lives globally and over 2,000 lives in the country. According to Shuaib, administering the second dose of the vaccine has begun and over 4,000 people have received theirs.
“Those individuals currently eligible for second dose will have received their first dose 6 to 12 weeks ago,” he said. He urge all Nigerians to receive their second dose of the vaccine to gain full protection against the virus.
Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this during a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Shuaib said the 440,000 health workers represented 23 per cent of people that had received first the shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The NPHCDA boss also stated that 1,929,237 Nigerians representing 96 per cent of the targeted population had so far been vaccinated against the virus, which had claimed over 3 million lives globally and over 2,000 lives in the country. According to Shuaib, administering the second dose of the vaccine has begun and over 4,000 people have received theirs. Those individuals currently eligible for second dose will have received their first dose 6 to 12 weeks ago, he said.
IOM
– The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun its support to the United Nations (UN) COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in Yemen where cases have recently surged. The Organization is providing vaccinations at five health centres in Aden, Ma’rib, Shabwah, Taiz and Lahj.
Yemen received 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility on 31 March. The roll-out of the vaccination campaign began on 20 April.
COVID-19 has had severe consequences for the health, well-being and income of people in Yemen. The full impact can never be truly known, however, due to limited testing and reporting across the country.
The monthly rate of positive COVID-19 cases reached over 2,400 in March, which was the highest confirmed in one month since the start of the pandemic. In April, the case rate continued to be higher than in previous months with more than 1,500 cases. As of early May, the case fatality rate reached over 19 per cent – the highest in the region.