Jigawa Receives 68520 Doses Of Vaccine Injection To Cure The Spread Of COVID- 19 In Jigawa State

Umar Akilu Majeri

Jigawa State Government has received 68520 doses of COVID-19 vaccines the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health; Dr. Salisu Mu’azu disclosed this while presenting the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccines at the Government House, today in Dutse.

He explained further that the vaccines received will only cover 1% of the Jigawa state population. So far, the doses of COVID-19 vaccines will only vaccinate 35,000 people which are only 1% of the total population of the state.

“Another vaccine which will cover 10% of the state population will be provided in the second phase of the distribution, then 17% in the third phase and vaccines for 23.4% of the state’s population will be provided in the fourth phase.”