The Lagos State Government has announced the arrival of its first consignment of 507,000 Astra Zeneca COVID-19 COVAX vaccines provided by the Federal Government.
The consignment which arrived at exactly 5pm Wednesday have been transferred from the airport to the State Cold Chain facilities for safe storage and inventory management.
A statement released today by the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho also said that Federal Government Phase 1 rollout plan, which is targeting frontline and essential personnel, will be communicated in the next few days and additional consignments are expected.
“Details of the vaccine rollout will be clearly articulated to the public by the Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has inaugurated a multi-stakeholder COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Distribution Committee chaired by the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi” he added.
