The Abia State Government says it will vaccinate at least 40 per cent of the population against COVID-19 pandemic before the end of 2021.
Dr. Chinagozi Adindu, the Executive Secretary of the Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday.
Adindu said the state was ready for the exercise and was waiting to receive its own share of the vaccines from the Federal Government.
According to him, 900 doses of the vaccine due to Abia will be given to the residents.
“We are having virtual training for various categories of workers in readiness for the vaccination.
“We have been able to ensure that everything is in place, including the equipment.
“The cold rooms, the 233 solar powered refrigerators that we received last year are all functional. We are waiting,” Adindu said, adding, “By the end of this year, we want to ensure that at least 40 per cent of Abia residents had received the vaccine,” he added.
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