Governor Matawalle Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Gusau
Governor Matawalle Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Gusau Oxford-AstraZeneca
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state on Monday at the Government House, Gusau, received his first dose of the Oxford manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19.
The governor was given the vaccine by the by State Commissioner of Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma.
The state had last week, received 55,920 doses of the vaccine from the Federal Government.
Matawalle urged people of the state to believe in the vaccine and make themselves available for vaccination against the dreaded coronavirus.
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He reassured that the state government would ensure that the virus did not spread to the 14 Local Government Areas (LGA’s) of the state.“I just took my first dose of Oxford-Astra Zeneca, I am appealing to the people of this state to make themselves available for the vaccine.
“Apart from me, all government officials would also received the vaccine.
“We are going to distribute the vaccine to the security and federal government agencies in the state,” he said.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya and Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor, Dr Bashir Maru, also received the vaccine at the event.
Governor Matawalle Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Gusau