June 4, 2021

The Lagos State Government says 17,382 persons have received the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in the state as at May 31.

The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this known in a series of tweets on Friday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 vaccination update.

He said 12,288 persons received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on on May 31, 2021 while 300, 534 2nd dose are yet to be administered.

The state commenced the 1st Phase of its COVID-19 vaccination programme on March 12.

Abayomi said the administration of the second dose of the vaccine, which began on May 28, was in continuation of the phase one vaccination exercise.

“For anyone to be fully vaccinated, two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are required, with an interval of six to 12 weeks,” he said.

He said the state was considering several channels, including discussions with the Federal Government and the private sector, to ramp up its vaccination numbers.

The commissioner noted that the state would need to vaccinate 14 million people, which is 60 per cent of its population, to reach its target to achieve herd immunity.