By Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state would begin COVID-19 vaccination at the weekend.
He declared that the committee set up for the vaccine administration was in the final stage of the deployment of the vaccine.
Sanwo-Olu made this known when he received the country representative of the World Health Organisation, Dr Walter Mulombo, at the State House, Alausa, on Wednesday.
According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, the governor said he was optimistic that the vaccine rollout would be successfully implemented.
“We have instituted a steering committee for the vaccine administration, which comprises health practitioners in the public and private sectors. They have designed a robust vaccine implementation strategy and they have identified various segments of our citizens who need to get first and in what order,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu added that the state’s Primary Healthcare Board would lead the effort to ensure citizens benefit from the vaccination exercise.
He said, “Working with the state Primary Healthcare Board, we will start administering the vaccine by the weekend. We are leading from the front to convince our citizens that the vaccine is needed to build resistance, especially among frontline workers and those who have underlying issues.”
