Lagos administers 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
A total of 2,195,779 doses of COVID-19 vaccines has been administered in Lagos by January 12, the state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Saturday.
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Mr Abayomi disclosed this on Saturday on his official Twitter page while giving the state’s vaccination update.
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According to him, 1,026,144 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were administered as the first dose, while 569,920 of the vaccine were administered as second dose.
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He noted that 335,404 Moderna vaccines were administered as the first dose, while 249,699 were administered for the second dose.
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The commissioner added that 5,664 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were given as the first dose, and 8,948 were administered as the second dose.
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On the booster dose, Mr Abayomi said that 25,145 Pfizer doses and 388 doses of Moderna vaccine had been administered.
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According to him, 3.42 per cent of the targeted population had received two doses of the vaccines.
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He said that 13,895,199 doses of vaccines need to be administered for the state to achieve its herd immunity target.
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Also, the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the majority of people admitted to hospitals around the world were unvaccinated.
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