By Asmau Ahmad
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, at the State House, Abuja received vaccination for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The president’s personal physician, Dr Suhayb Rafidadi, administered the vaccine at about 11.52 am.
The vice-president was also vaccinated by his personal physician immediately after the president received his dose.
Health Reporters learnt that the president, who is the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19, also received his COVID-19 vaccination card.
A similar card was presented to the vice-president by officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, who supervised the exercise.
Nigeria received 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, delivered under the international Covax scheme.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib said he hope the president vaccination will motivate other Nigerians to also get vaccinated
“We hope seeing the president and vice president taking the vaccine on live television will give Nigerians confidence that the vaccines are safe,” Dr Shuaib said when the country launch the vaccination exercise on Friday.
