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Nigeria begins registering residents for COVID-19 vaccinations

Published 01/03/2021, 14:33
Updated 01/03/2021, 14:36
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LAGOS, March 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria launched on online
registration portal for COVID-19 vaccinations, its primary
healthcare agency said on Monday, the day before the first doses
are expected to arrive for its 200 million people.
Osindeinde Ademilayo Abodede, a healthcare worker, was the
first to register for the vaccine, the National Primary Health
Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said in a Tweet on Monday. Her
appointment was scheduled for March 12 in Abuja.
"Our goal is to introduce COVID-19 vaccine in a phased and
equitable manner...ultimately vaccinating all eligible Nigerians
within the next two years, to ensure herd immunity," Health
Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement posted to Twitter.
Nigeria is expecting 3.92 million doses of the AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)
vaccine to land on Tuesday. It will be the third West African
country to take delivery under the COVAX scheme, after Ghana and
Ivory Coast. Over the coming months, Nigeria expects 16 million doses
from COVAX, a facility for poor and middle-income countries
co-led by Gavi, the vaccine alliance, and the World Health
Organization, with UNICEF as an implementing partner.
NPHCDA said in addition to healthcare workers, it will
prioritize other "frontline workers" including the military,
police, Nigerians at border posts, oil and gas workers and
"strategic leaders."
NPHCDA said that it is taking a multifaceted approach to the
vaccine rollout, which would include a "traditional campaign,"
and house-to-house electronic registration in addition to the
online portal.
Nigeria aims to inoculate 40% of its population this year
and 30% more in 2022. As of Monday, it had recorded 155,657
confirmed cases and 1,907 deaths.

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