COVID-19 vaccine: Governor Okowa, wife gets jab in Delta state
- More prominent Nigerians are getting the COVID-19 vaccine
- In Delta state, the governor and his wife have been vaccinated
- A photo of the governor's wife getting vaccinated has gone viral
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Delta state government on Friday, March 12 commenced the vaccination of its citizens against COVID-19, with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith, and members of the state’s Executive Council taking their turns.
A photo of Governor Okowa placing his hand on his wife's shoulder as she took the jab has also generated reactions on social media.
The Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, president of the Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Patience Elumeze, and health workers were also vaccinated in the exercise which was held at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Asaba.
Speaking after he was vaccinated, Okowa said that the vaccine was approved by World Health Organisation (WHO) and National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and encouraged the people to take it.
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He assured the people of the safety of the vaccine, adding that more doses would be delivered to the state in April and more in later months.
Okowa stated that the more people were vaccinated, the more the immune system of the people would be boosted.
He said that the effect of COVID-19 had been very disastrous to the health and economy of the nation, but expressed happiness on the arrival of the vaccines.
A statement sent to Legit.ng by the Delta state government quoted him as saying:
“I am glad that we have finally commenced the vaccination of our people with vaccines approved by WHO and NAFDAC and I want to encourage our people to take it because the vaccines are safe.
“Personally as governor of Delta, I have received my own shot as well as my dear wife, the honourable Speaker of the State House of Assembly and members of the State Executive Council.
“We want to reassure our people that the vaccine is safe and that they should ignore the various social media reports.
“There is no doubt that in every drug and vaccine it is possible to have side effects; it is something that is common, but particularly about this Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by WHO and NAFDAC.
“It has been applied in so many countries with over 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca administered worldwide.”
Meanwhile, the United Nations (UN) has launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
UN in a statement sent to Legit.ng disclosed that the campaign stresses the need for coordinated global action to ensure vaccines are accessible in all countries, starting with health-care workers and the most vulnerable.
Legit.ng had earlier listed 10 facts about the COVID-19 vaccine Nigerians need to know.
Aanu Adegun is a politics and current affairs content editor at Legit.ng with over 7 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. A graduate of English Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Aanu started his journalism career as a features writer. Aanu, who is also a creative writer has written books and children magazines. He once anchored some specialised pages of a national newspaper. Aanu is also a satirist.
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