Oyo state receives coronavirus vaccines

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan

The Oyo State government on Thursday confirmed the receipt of 127, 740 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Abuja.

Penpushing reports that this was made known  in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicating that the vaccines were received in Ibadan by the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board.

The statement said, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Muideen Olatunji, who confirmed the development said that 127,740 doses of the vaccines were received by the state government as part of the first phase of vaccine distribution.

The scribe disclosed that the state government has commenced the training of health workers who would apply the vaccines, adding that the medical workers will also be trained at the local government levels.

Penpushing further reports that, Olatunji said the vaccines were received in good condition and that they have also been kept in appropriate cold rooms,assuring that the vaccines will be administer the  residents by the trained medical personnel,

“I can confirm to you that the Oyo State government has received a total of 127, 740 AstraZeneca vaccines from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency. The vaccines are in good order and we have warehoused them in appropriate cold rooms’.

“We have very strong cold rooms and we cannot even use up to one-third of the capacity in the state. We have already commenced the training of health workers, who will administer the vaccines. Next week, we will equally conduct the training at the local government levels. We will push the vaccines to the 33 local governments where they will be kept under appropriate conditions.”

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