After months of waiting, I'm glad to announce that the
COVID-19 vaccinations will start in Abia on Monday, March 8, 2021. It's aimed
to last 10 days with a target of vaccinating at least 40% of Abians before end
of the year.
We have two large cold stores in Umuahia and
solar refrigerators in all wards of our Primary Healthcare Centres to store the
AstraZeneca vaccines.
Frontline workers will receive the vaccine first
followed by elderly persons and then other vulnerable groups.
By now, the little iota of doubt that surrounded
the reality of the existence of COVID-19 must have cleared.
I therefore encourage citizens to make themselves
available for vaccination against the virus to ensure our collective early
return to normalcy.
Vaccination is a world wide approved medical strategy
aimed at preparing our body to develop resistance and immunity against
diseases such as Covid-19.
Already, we have regular vaccinations against small
pox, yellow fever etc, therefore there is nothing unusual about covid-19
vaccination.
It is in that light that we call on our people
to embrace it and follow Government plans to enable it reach us all starting
with the most vulnerable in our society.
On our part as Government, we are currently mobilizing
needed manpower and sensitizing citizens from ward level up.
Let me assure NdiAbia that we'll keep doing
everything to defeat the pandemic, keep our people safe so that our return to a
life of normalcy can be meaningfully expedited.
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