BY DAYO ADESULU
Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that a total of 325,514 Nigerians across the states have as of March 25, 2021, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
In the statistics, residents of Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi, Kaduna and Jigawa states received the highest vaccination.
Lagos has the highest number of vaccinated people of 81,185; followed by Ogun State with 30,704; Bauchi 30,538; Kaduna 24,745 and Jigawa state with 22,265.
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Moreover, in terms of percentage vaccinated relative to the target population, Bauchi, Jigawa, and Kwara are leading the pack at 37.9 per cent, 32.5 per cent, and 31.6 per cent respectively.
