Earlier this month, Nigeria received approximately 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, from which Lagos State was allocated 507,742 doses of the vaccine on Tuesday.The Lagos State
Government has now authorised 8 health facilities to administer
COVID-19 vaccination beyond the 20 local government areas in the state.
According to the Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, vaccination which will be carried out in four phases are prohibited “outside of these locations in Lagos State… and will attract heavy sanctions through our regulatory agencies.”
The first phase of vaccination for frontline workers such as health
practitioners and response team, teachers, the press, security agents,
police and the military has already begun in the state.
The second phase will be given to people living with underlying
health conditions and those who are 50 years old and above while phase
three is for people who are at more risk of disease and those who missed
phases 1 and 2, and phase 4 for other residents of the state, The
Nation reports.
How to register
According to The Nation, healthcare workers and other frontline workers
will register via electronic self-registration using a dedicated URL.
“Each enrollee is expected to pre-register on
https://www.nphcdaict.com.ng or https://www.vaccination.gov.ng to fill
the form with their qualifying verifiable details, preferred vaccination
site, date, and time. A vaccination ID will be generated, and this
should be taken to the chosen health facility along with a means of ID. A
confirmation text message and email will be sent to each enrollee after
successfully registering for the vaccination.”
Akin Abayomi
further stated that “although the registration portal is open to the
public, only eligible participants within phase 1 should register for
the vaccination now. More information on the vaccination of other
participants in phases 2 to 4 will be communicated subsequently”.
He also says that, as most vaccines do, the COVID-19 vaccine
my have common side effects like tiredness, joint pains, headache,
fever, muscle pain and nausea, which should not exceed 24 to 48 hours.
Should any of these side effects become problematic, kindly call the
number of the LGA Disease Surveillance Notification Officer—provided at
the back of the COVID-19 vaccination card—for guidance, and/or return to
the same health facility for further investigations and treatment.
All vaccinated persons are also advised to download the MED SAFETY
app monitored by NAFDAC. The app can be downloaded on the iOS Store or
Google Play store, and can be used to report any untoward event
experienced after vaccination and/or any other Adverse Drug Reactions
experienced with the use of concomitant drugs.
This is the list of COVID-19 vaccination centres in Lagos state, according to The Nation:
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