Edo State has taken delivery of 76,712 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.

The Health Educator, Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ESPHDA), Mrs Irene Uabor, said that the vaccines included 65,016 doses of Moderna and 11,696 doses of AstraZeneca.

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She reassured of Edo government’s commitment to contain the pandemic while stating that all was set for the commencement of the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the State.

Uabor urged Edo residents to take advantage of the opportunity of the second phase exercise to get inoculated against the deadly virus.