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Over five million eligible Nigerians have received their second dose of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest National Call-in Data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
According to the data, as of January 17, across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 12,997,744 of total eligible persons targeted for COVID-19 vaccination were reached with first the dose, while 5,044,287 were reached with the second dose (fully vaccinated).
Therefore, 18,042,031 eligible persons have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The data, however, showed that 7,953,457 eligible persons who have taken their first jab of the vaccine are yet to get their second dose. This represents a gap of 61.2 per cent.
The NPHCDA urged Nigerians who are eligible for their second vaccine dose to ensure they visit the nearest approved health facility to get vaccinated.
In all, Nasarawa and Jigawa states continue to lead in terms of first dose vaccination of their population. However, for the administration of the second dose of the vaccine, FCT, Nasarawa and Lagos are the leading states at 13 per cent, 11 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.
Sadly, Yobe, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Imo, Sokoto, Anambra and Bayelsa are the worst performing states in terms of COVID-19 vaccination.
In related COVID-19 events, in 72 hours, COVID-19 has killed 15 people, according to the situation report of the epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC report revealed that between January 15 to 17, death toll increased from 3,095 to 3,110, bringing the total death tally to 15.
It was learnt that since the beginning of this year, a total of 8,837 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported. As of January 17, the country recorded a total of 251,178 confirmed cases, 224,629 discharges and sadly, 3,110 deaths.
Encouraging Nigerians to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Federal Government urged citizens to observe and strictly adhere to all non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) of regular hand washing with soap under flowing water, use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, proper wearing of face masks, practising social distancing and avoiding large gatherings.
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