Kogi to begin Covid-19 vaccination this week

The Kogi State Government has set to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents on Tuesday.

This development came after The State Governor, Yahaya Bello insisted that he won’t take the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine because there is no Covid-19 in Kogi State.

The Governor’s statement among other factors has led to the delay of Covid-19 Vaccination in the state.

However, The State Commissioner for Health, Saka Haruna told TheCable that Kogi will receive doses of the vaccine on Tuesday ahead of the rollout shortly after.

He also said the residents will be given “unhindered access to receive the vaccine”.

speaking with TheCable on Monday, Haruna said “everything” is set for the state to start the vaccination rollout.

“We have done the microplanning and everything has been completed with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),” the commissioner said in a phone interview.

“Anybody that is willing to receive the vaccine (will receive it); nobody is exempted. And nobody will be forced to receive the vaccine.”

The Commissioner said that the state will announce further plans including the location of the vaccination launch after receiving the supplies, noting that the governor doesn’t have to get vaccinated before others will.

“The governor does not have to receive the vaccine before others will; I don’t think there is anything special about COVID that we have to bring the governor out to come and receive the vaccine,” he said.