The Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, said on Monday, March 22nd, that over 122,410 Nigerians have now been vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
At the weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Shuaib stated that Nigeria has not recorded any serious adverse reaction following the administration of the vaccines.
He said, “So far, 122,410 people have been vaccinated with Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine in Nigeria.
“No Nigerian so far has developed any known severe side effect, while we have observed that there might be some mild symptoms like pain and swelling at the site of the vaccination, body pains and mild fever.”
He explained that one can take the vaccine and have other diseases that are completely unrelated to the vaccination process.
Shuaib expressed relief that the fears about the vaccine have been allayed in Europe and reassured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe for them to receive.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire during the Monday briefing stated that the representatives of the Nigerian government met with an AstraZeneca team last week and the outcome was a reassurance of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine against COVID-19.
