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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday took the first injection of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

Sanwo-Olu took the injection at 3:03pm. while Hamzat was injected at about 3:10pm at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled that the state government took delivery of the first consignment of 507,000 vaccines allocated to it by the Federal Government on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso and some health workers also took the jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

Sanwo-Olu, who is the state\u2019s COVID-19 Incident Commander, thanked the frontline workers for their services and efforts at curbing the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

He said the government would come out with a strategy to vaccinate the residents while hoping that the world would be free of the virus soon.<\/p>\n

The governor also urged the people to refrain from spreading false information about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, saying the vaccine would help fight the infection of the virus.<\/p>\n

Earlier, during a news conference, Prof. Abayomi, who was the first to be vaccinated, assured the people that the vaccine was safe.<\/p>\n

He said he felt like his normal self after the shot was administered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday took the first injection of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu took the injection at 3:03pm. while Hamzat was injected at about 3:10pm at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba. 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