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Okowa, wife, others vaccinated in Delta
By Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and members of the state’s Executive Council, on Friday, took turns as they were administered AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines.
The Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Patience Elumeze and health workers were also vaccinated in the exercise which was held at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Asaba.
Okowa said the vaccine was approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and encouraged the people to take it.
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He assured the people of the safety of the vaccine, adding that more doses would be delivered to the state in April and more in later months.
Okowa said, “I am glad that we have finally commenced the vaccination of our people with vaccines approved by WHO and NAFDAC and I want to encourage our people to take it because the vaccines are safe.”
Earlier, at the official roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, thanked health workers who had worked tirelessly to ensure that Deltans were treated appropriately.
