COVID-19: Dr. Cyprian Ngon becomes first Nigerian to be vaccinated in the country

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COVID-19: Dr. Cyprian Ngon becomes first Nigerian to be vaccinated in the country

Dr Cyprian Ngon has become the first Nigerian to receive the COVID-19 jab in the country.

The doctor and 4 other frontline health workers from the Gwagwalada Isolation  centre, Abuja received were vaccinated at a ceremony held in Abuja on Friday at the formal rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccines.

Dr. Cyprian Ngon after receiving the COVID-19 jab

The event held at the National Hospital, Abuja had in attendance the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, and other critical stakeholders in the nation’s health sector.

They include the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, and the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, among others