Joseph Bakare
The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, on Monday, March 15, said more than 8,000 people have so far been vaccinated in 35 States including the Federal Capital Territory.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the disclosure at the PTF COVID-19 briefing, in Abuja.
Shuaib however, said Kogi remained the only state yet to receive the vaccines because its cold chains for the preservation of the COVID-19 vaccines were under repair.
He said the vaccines had been tested and verified to be effective and safe for use; dismissing rumours and concerns about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines as causing blood clots.
On the price of the COVID-19 vaccines, he said the vaccine was cheaper than other available vaccines in the market; as the producers were concerned about human safety over making profit.
He said Nigerians should concern themselves with the efficacy of the vaccine; rather than reject it because of its market price saying countries like the UK and many others were still using it.
On the experienced bottleneck for registration, the NPHCDA boss said; anyone eligible for registration could also be manually registered at the vaccination centre.