Ekiti Govt Takes Delivery Of Additional COVID-19 Vaccines
Ekiti State government has taken delivery of another batch of
AstraZeneca Vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development
Agency (NPHCDA).
Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani said
that the delivery of the second consignment of the 40,000 doses of
Covid-19 vaccines would enable the State to continue inoculating its
residents against the dreaded virus.
He noted that 52,960 doses of the vaccines earlier delivered to the
State were duly utilized, Filani reiterated the commitment of the
State Government to the provision of quality and accessible
health-care, adding that the State would leave no stone unturned
towards ensuring that people in the State are aptly vaccinated.
Filani advised residents of the State to take advantage of
Government’s gesture to get vaccinated; stressing that getting
immunized remained the most effective way to check the virus.
He also appealed to people in the State to continue adhering to
required public health and social measures outlined by government to
curtail the spread of the virus.
The Commissioner stressed that it remained sacrosanct to wear facemask
in public gatherings, maintain hand hygiene through proper hand
washing, use of alcohol based sanitizers and social distancing even
after receiving the vaccines.
