98,271 people in Benue completes their Covid-19 vaccination--Ageda



By Our Reporter
The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Board, Dr Bem Ageda disclosed that 98, 271 persons have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Benue. 

Ageda disclosed this during a one-day media orientation workshop for Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign organised by Breakthrough Action-Nigeria on Tuesday in Makurdi.

Represented by Mr Emmanuel Beeka, the State Health Educator of the board, Ageda explained that out of that figure, 72,996 persons were fully immunized using the Astrazeneca vaccine.

"While 25,160 are fully immunized using Moderna vaccine. Also, 120 are fully immunized using Pfizer vaccine," Ageda said.

He lamented that 180,226 people took their first jab of Atrazeneca but on 72,996 completed their dose.

Relatedly, 78,544 persons took their first jab of Moderna but only 25,160 of them completed their dose, adding that 22,286 took their first jab of Pfizer but regrettably only 120 of them completed their dose.

"Out of the number that completed their dose only 996 have taken their booster dose," Ageda said.

He said that only one case of fatal side effect had been recorded and the person is a staff of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH).

He advised people of the state to take the vaccine against covid-19, stressing that it was safe and free.

"The board is not resting on its oars in carrying out sensitization on the need for people to be immunized as a measure of checking the spread of the pandemic.

"I commended international organizations such as UNICEF for for their sustained support to the board in ensuring that the people are abreast on the disease.

"There are 298 sites established across the state to facilitate easy access of people to vaccination centres," Ageda said.

Meanwhile, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Samuel Ngishe, said that Benue has recorded a total of 47, 569 suspected cases within the period and out of which 2,141 cases had been confirmed.

"Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA) recorded the highest rate of deaths with 24 followed by Gboko with a case," Ngishe.

The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Joseph Ngbea, stressed that immunization and vaccination remain the mainstay in eliminating diseases. 

He frowned that social and cultural barriers had continued to be a hindrance to raising the  consciousness of the people towards Covid-19 vaccination.

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