COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
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Date | 5 March 2021-present |
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Location | Nigeria |
Cause | COVID-19 pandemic |
Organised by | National Primary Health Care Development Agency |
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Outcome | 0.95% of the Nigerian population received at least one dose[2] |
Website | nphcda.gov.ng |
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COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. Vaccination began on 5 March 2021. As of 21 June 2021, 2,034,150 people have received their first dose a COVID-19 vaccine, and 916,737 people have received their second dose.[1]
History[edit]
Timeline[edit]
March 2021[edit]
On 2 March, the first shipment of four million Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX initiative arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria.[3]
Cyprian Ngong, a doctor at National Hospital, Abuja, became the first person in Nigeria to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on 5 March.[4][5]
President Muhammadu Buhari received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on 6 March.[6]
On 21 March, Nigeria received an additional 300,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from MTN.[7]
April 2021[edit]
On 6 April, Nigeria received 100,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Government of India.[8]
May 2021[edit]
Vaccines on order[edit]
Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
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Oxford–AstraZeneca | ![]() |
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Johnson & Johnson | ![]() |
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Pfizer–BioNTech | Pending | ![]() |
Moderna | Pending | ![]() |
Rollout schedule[edit]
Phase | Priority group | Progress |
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1 | Health workers and supporting staff, frontline workers and first responders | In progress |
2 | Priority 1: Persons aged 60 years and above. Priority 2: Persons aged 50-59 years |
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3 | Persons aged 18-49 years with co-morbidities | |
4 | The rest of the eligible population aged 18-49 years |
Statistics[edit]
Vaccines distribution[edit]
- As of 21 June 2021
- Oxford-AstraZeneca
- Pfizer–BioNTech
- Moderna
- Johnson & Johnson
Vaccines administered per pharmaceutical company as of 21 June 2021
Total number of people receiving vaccinations in Nigeria as of 21 June 2021
Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Nigeria | |
1st dose 2nd dose |
By state[edit]
State | Total clients vaccinated (1st dose) | Percentage of target reached (%)[a] | Total clients vaccinated (2nd dose) | Percentage of target reached (%) | Total Doses |
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Abia | 26,876 | 88% | 12,866 | 48% | 39,742 |
Adamawa | 34,175 | 93% | 18,448 | 54% | 52,623 |
Akwa Ibom | 39,527 | 119%[b] | 11,803 | 30% | 51,330 |
Anambra | 33,844 | 88% | 10,491 | 31% | 44,335 |
Bauchi | 51,573 | 98% | 24,278 | 47% | 75,851 |
Bayelsa | 18,916 | 105% | 4,593 | 24% | 23,509 |
Benue | 49,061 | 99% | 25,566 | 50% | 74,627 |
Borno | 35,255 | 93% | 17,567 | 50% | 52,822 |
Cross River | 46,155 | 104% | 23,128 | 50% | 69,283 |
Delta | 40,704 | 89% | 17,484 | 43% | 58,188 |
Ebonyi | 20,782 | 90% | 7,987 | 38% | 28,769 |
Edo | 39,061 | 86% | 14,318 | 37% | 53,379 |
Ekiti | 50,259 | 108% | 17,353 | 35% | 67,612 |
Enugu | 33,778 | 103% | 8,398 | 25% | 42,176 |
FCT | 133,305 | 101% | 54,884 | 41% | 188,189 |
Gombe | 46,892 | 104% | 21,865 | 47% | 68,757 |
Imo | 33,584 | 94% | 10,442 | 31% | 44,026 |
Jigawa | 43,245 | 100% | 12,501 | 29% | 55,746 |
Kaduna | 93,492 | 94% | 46,865 | 50% | 140,357 |
Kano | 96,204 | 88% | 46,244 | 48% | 142,448 |
Katsina | 56,708 | 102% | 28,748 | 51% | 85,456 |
Kebbi | 26,557 | 92% | 14,058 | 53% | 40,615 |
Kogi | 26,898 | 114% | 12,320 | 46% | 39,218 |
Kwara | 58,452 | 119% | 21,277 | 36% | 79,729 |
Lagos | 313,457 | 113% | 157,551 | 50% | 471,008 |
Nasarawa | 35,586 | 99% | 28,693 | 81% | 64,279 |
Niger | 45,753 | 97% | 20,519 | 45% | 66,272 |
Ogun | 87,201 | 104% | 32,759 | 38% | 119,960 |
Ondo | 46,925 | 104% | 15,755 | 34% | 62,680 |
Osun | 45,100 | 114% | 19,749 | 44% | 64,849 |
Oyo | 79,369 | 100% | 46,381 | 58% | 125,750 |
Plateau | 53,266 | 112% | 23,201 | 44% | 76,467 |
Rivers | 76,868 | 102% | 23,382 | 30% | 100,250 |
Sokoto | 27,427 | 86% | 14,949 | 55% | 42,376 |
Taraba | 29,205 | 97% | 17,337 | 59% | 46,542 |
Yobe | 26,473 | 95% | 12,388 | 47% | 38,861 |
Zamfara | 32,217 | 99% | 20,589 | 64% | 52,806 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d National Primary Health Care Development Agency. "COVID-19 Vaccination Update: 1st and second dose — June 21th, 2021, in 36 States + the FCT. 2,034, 150 eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated with first dose while 916, 737 of Nigerians vaccinated with 1st dose have collected their 2nd dose. #YesToCOVID19Vaccine". Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations". Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "'Fantastic step forward': First COVAX vaccines arrive in Nigeria". Al Jazeera. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "AstraZeneca vaccine: Latest update about Nigeria vaccination programme and important tins to know". BBC News Pidgin. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ @UNICEF_Nigeria (5 March 2021). "History is made! Dr. Cyprian Ngong, a Snr. Registrar at the National Hospital, Abuja is the first person to receive the #COVID19 vaccine in Nigeria. The vaccine was administered by @drfaisalshuaib, ED of @NphcdaNG during the flag-off of the #COVID19 vaccination drive in Abuja" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "President Buhari calls for Nigerians to follow his vaccine lead". Reuters. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Adebowale, Nike (22 March 2021). "Nigeria receives 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from MTN – Official". Premium Times. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Adebowale, Nike (6 April 2021). "Nigeria receives 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India". Premium Times. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ National Primary Health Care Development Agency [@NphcdaNG] (12 April 2021). "Here's Nigeria's #COVID19 Vaccination Plan. We are currently in Phase 1. Other Phases will be announced in due course. #YesToCOVID19Vaccine" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Twitter.