National Hospital Doctor Becomes First Person to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Jab In Nigeria (Photo)
A Nigerian doctor, Dr. Cyprian Nyong made history on Friday by becoming the first person in the country to take the AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine.
Nyong works at the National Hospital, Abuja.
The commencement of the vaccination was flagged off by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.
See tweet below:
Meet the first set of health care workers to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria — Dr. Ngong Cyprian, Nurse Faith E. Eragbai, Dr. Nuru Joseph and Dr. Thairu Yunusa. Thank you for working tirelessly to protect us all.#YesToCOVID19Vaccine pic.twitter.com/uOaQogHNgK— NPHCDA (@NphcdaNG) March 5, 2021
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