President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday, be among the key national figures to receive the first jabs of Oxford Astra-Zeneca COVID- 19 vaccine scheduled to arrive Abuja Tuesday.
The Executive Director National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib revealed this Monday at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing to unveil the National vaccine roll-out plan.
It was gathered that the vaccine will only be administered on the President after a few vials of it are handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFCAC), for analysis over a period of two days- Wednesday and Thursday- after the ceremonies to mark the arrival of the vaccines .
Shuaib said that after the vaccination of the President and the Vice President and sequel to the clearance by NAFDAC, the PTF, Federal Ministry of Health and NPHCDA, the first national vaccination site will be set up at the treatment center of the National Hospital in Abuja on Friday, March 5, 2021, to commence the vaccination of the frontline health workers and support staff.
The medical experts would also be electronically registered inside the COVID-19 vaccine database and would get hold of their COVID-19 vaccination card which has a QR code that can be verified global. President Buhari is predicted to grace the occasion.
Afterward, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police, the Federal Ministers, Senators, House of Representatives members, traditional leaders and religious leaders could be vaccinated on March eight, at the vaccination web sites to be set up at unique places, such as National Assembly Clinic, State House Clinic and Federal Medical Centre, Jabi.
“After this release and preliminary roll-out segment, vaccine distribution to the States for the segment 1 vaccination procedure will start. This phase is the vaccination of all frontline health workers, their supporting staff and strategic leaders. Deployment of vaccines to the states could be based totally on the assessment of their stage of preparedness. Some of the parameters that could be used for the assessment include good enough renovation of their bloodless chain garage facilities, adequate training for logistic transportation to the ward/ health facility, adequate safety in region at some point of transportation and at vaccination web sites, completion of education of medical experts, efficient social mobilization activities in area, adherence to protocol for vaccine deployment,” Shuaib stated.
He delivered that during collaboration with CACOVID, plans were afoot for a cargo aircraft to move the vaccines to the states by way of air even as states with out a practical airport will have their vaccines transported by road, the usage of vehicles with geared up Cold Cabins, from the closest airport. The vaccines are to be saved on the state cold shops, from in which they may be transported via avenue to LGA cold shops.
He also reiterated that infantrymen and policemen might be deployed to defend the bloodless stores which can be precious national assets from being vandalized via looters.
He cited once sports have started in the states, there might be strict monitoring of the vaccination by means of PTF, Ministry of Health, NPHCDA and unbiased our bodies together with EFCC, DSS, ICPC, and Civil Society Organisations, caution that states/fitness centers and medical experts which can be recognized as defaulting from the usual protocol and guidelines for this phase of vaccination might be sanctioned.
He stated that the National team might be geared up for the arrival of the next batch of vaccines from Harvard facility that is the African Vaccine Action crew, a combination AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines, for the phase two of vaccination, to involve the aged from 50 years and above, throughout all 36 States and the FCT.
The segment 3 vaccination technique involves vaccination of these among 18 – 49years with co-morbidities (including hypertension, diabetes, lung ailment, different coronary heart ailment, liver or renal disorder, and so forth) at the same time as segment 4 vaccination procedure might involve vaccination of the relaxation of the eligible populace between the a while 18 – 49years.
The NPHCDA Executive Director urged all eligible Nigerians aged 18 years and above to be affected person as they'll eventually, be vaccinated because the vaccines arrive in batches due to constrained deliver.
Also talking at the briefing the Chairman PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha, confident that vaccines coming to Nigeria are safe and efficacious. He also stated that while the improvement of vaccines changed into a ray of wish and a welcome improvement, vaccines by myself can not be an answer.
He additionally provided deep condolences to the households and friends of all those who have misplaced their lives to the virus, stating the memory of the lack of lives remains sobering and could retain to propel the state inside the battle to conquer the pandemic.
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