Lagos Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi has revealed that the about 260,000 persons got vaccinated against COVID-19 representing just one per cent of the state’s population.
Speaking at the ministerial briefing to mark Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu’s second year in office, Abayomi said the second phase of vaccination would start soon as he warned that Nigeria stood the risk of experiencing a third wave having vaccinated a few per cent of its population.
Abayomi said that Health facilities in Lagos State have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of COVID-19.
According to the commissioner, Lagos was working towards ensuring 60 per cent herd immunity, representing 14 million persons, was achieved.
Abayomi however reiterated that the state was also taking steps to curb a third wave of the virus. He said measures such as aggressive testing, including mutant PCR testing to identify the particular virus strain; deployment of technology (EKOTELEMED) to track and monitors inbound travelers; enforcing non-pharmaceutical interventions; increase in oxygen supply and vaccination.
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