The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that 3,487,298 Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so far.
Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, made this known at the start of mass vaccination in Nasarawa State.
According to Shuaib, as of Friday, November 26, a total of 6,242, 224 eligible persons had received their first doses of the vaccine.
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His words, ‘From the data above, it is clear that Nigeria is still far from reaching its target of vaccinating almost 112 million of its eligible population’.
Shuaib added that the Federal Government is steeping up vaccination in view of the festive period to avoid risk of virus spread.
‘The main aim of the mass vaccination campaign is to vaccinate 50 per cent of Nigeriaβs eligible population by January 2022,’ the official told reporters.
Similarly, the World Health Organisation, WHO has said only 27 percent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The global body in a statement through Collins Boakye-Agyemang, the Communications Officer for its Regional Office for Africa said analysis of data reported from 25 countries finds that since March 2021, 1.3 million health workers were fully vaccinated, with just six countries reaching more than 90 percent.
It added that nine countries have fully vaccinated less than 40%.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
