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COVID-19: See total number of people vaccinated in Kaduna| READ DETAILS

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Mar 26, 2021

The Kaduna State Ministry for Health has said that 51,447 persons have so far received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the state.

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The State Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni disclosed on Friday in Kaduna.

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She said 71 per cent of health workers have so far been vaccinated as at March 25, while 54 per cent of the target population for phase 1 have received the vaccine.

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The state government had confirmed it received 180,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for frontline health workers, essential staff and those covered in Phase 1.

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The state government had announced plans to secure one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for its residents.

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In February, the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a medical delivery firm, Zipline, to use drone for the distribution of the vaccine across the state.

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