The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to the Kwara State.
The consignment arrived at Ilorin International Airport about 8.30 p.m. and was received by the state government’s delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health, Dr Abubakar Ayinla.
Addressing newsmen shortly after taking delivery of the vaccines, the Executive Secretary, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Nusirat Elelu, said the state was excited to witness the delivery of the vaccines to support its fight against coronavirus.
“We are certainly very excited to receive these vaccines and I wish to note that this is a historic day not just for Kwara residents but for the whole country.
“This signifies that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
“COVID-19 has ravaged the whole world in the last one year and I know that those that have lost their loved ones or are down with COVID-19 or just recovered from COVID-19 will know that this is certainly a historic day for us,” she said.
Last week, Nigeria took delivery of about four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as part of an overall 16 million doses planned to be delivered to the country in batches over the next few months
