COVID-19: Ekiti govt takes vaccination campaign to tertiary institutions, markets

Ekiti State government has extended the COVID-19 vaccination exercise to tertiary institutions across the state and some strategic locations in the state capital as part of efforts to increase vaccination coverage against coronavirus.

Flagging off the COVID-19 Mass Vaccination campaign in Ado Ekiti, the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who spoke through the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani said the move was to ensure that everybody in the State have access to the vaccine.

Fayemi reiterated his commitment to ensuring quality health care
service delivery to people residents, noting that his administration had successfully implemented two phases of vaccination after its launch in March 2021 with over 338,770 people fully vaccinated against the virus.

The Governor appealed to residents who are 18 years old and above to take advantage of government’s gesture to get themselves vaccinated, stressing that being fully vaccinated and following laid-down safety protocols are the only way to protect people from the deadly virus.

Institutions benefiting from the new development include the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti and College of Health Science and Technology, Ijero.

Vaccination centers were also established at the Oja Oba, Mojere Market at Adebayo Area and Atikankan amongst others.

Present at the ceremony were the Chairman of the Board of Primary Health Care Development Agency in the state, Chief Monisola Oloro, the Executive Secretary of the Agency Dr. Gilbert Seluwa and the Director General, Office of Transformation and Service Delivery, Prof. Bolaji
Aluko as well as representatives of WHO, Dr. Emmanuel Eyitayo; UNICEF, Mr. Chima Obi and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mr. Busayo Afuye.