Buhari, Osinbajo receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have received the second dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.

The event took place on Saturday at the presidential villa, Abuja.

Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi, the president’s personal physician, administered the vaccine on Buhari, while Esther Tukur, a nurse, administered the injection on Osinbajo.

In March, Buhari and Osinbajo had received the first dose of the vaccine.

The first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Nigeria on March 2, 2021.

The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Nyong, a medical doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja, while Faisal Shuaib, chief executive officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), administered the dosage.

Last week, the federal government asked those who had received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to proceed for a second jab.