EKSG Receives 46,000 Doses Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Ekiti State Government has received 46,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19
Vaccines from the Federal Government.
Filani who made this known at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, said
that the State Government would commence the Vaccination exercise soon
in line with the guidelines laid down by the National Primary
Healthcare Development Agency at all the designated centres across the
States.
Dr. Filani explained that the second phase Vaccination was a
continuation of the exercise that was kick started by Governor Kayode
Fayemi on Wednesday 10th of March, 2021.
He reiterated the commitment of the State Government to ensuring that
all residents have unfettered access to the vaccines adding that the
state would continue to invest in and access safe and effective
vaccines.
Highlighting State Government’s interventions and efforts to curtail
the Corona Virus to include establishment of Molecular Laboratory, the
use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for testing as well as the
establishment of Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) in all the 16 Local
Government Areas and expansion of sample collection centers, Filani
assured that the Government would continue leave no stone unturned
towards ensuring the safety of all and sundry in the State.
” We currently have over 145 decentralized testing centres across the
state which is the highest in the country and this has scaled up our
testing capacity with an average of 400 persons tested per day in July
in the 16 Local Government Areas in the State”. He hinted.
Filani advised residents of the state to take the advantage of
government’s gesture to get vaccinated, stressing that getting
immunized remains the most effective way to curtail the virus.
The Health Commissioner explained that the moderna vaccines are for
eligible residents that haven’t received any jabs of covid 19,
stressing that anyone who has received the first dose of Astra- Zeneca
vaccines should wait for the second dose that would arrive soon.
He also appealed to members of the public to adhere to necessary
safety measures against contrasting the deadly virus which is ravaging
the human population across the world.
