The Executive Director, National Primary
Heath Care Development agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Thursday disclosed
that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will receive
shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday.
According to Mr Shuaib, the exercise will
boost the confidence of Nigerians to receive the vaccines shipped into the
country on Tuesday.
“The next step in the vaccination
programme given that we’ve now received the vaccines is a launch that will be
taking place at the National Hospital tomorrow (Friday). The time scheduled for
that launch is 10am. The launch will be conducted by the Chairman of the
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha.
“The plan is to vaccinate the frontline
health workers that work in the treatment centre of the National Hospital,
those will be the first people to take the vaccines.