File: Nigeria receives first batch of Covid vaccines at Abuja airport
According to a report by The PUNCH, the government of Edo State Government has said it has received doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.
This was contained in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Edo receives doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, plans local rollout’.
In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, said doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in the custody of the state government are for deployment across the state.
Ogie noted that the state is preparing a localised distribution mechanism for the rollout of the vaccines in line with the national plan.
He said, “The Edo State Government is in the custody of doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines received from the Federal Government for distribution in the state.
“We are preparing a local distribution network for rolling out the vaccines in line with the national plan.”
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