The Lagos State Government has admitted that following the administration of the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, few persons vaccinated experienced what is termed Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) or Adverse Event of Special Interest (AESI). The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated this, yesterday, in a statement as part of the steward reports on the conclusion of the phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination and also announcing a date for the commencement of the second phase of vaccination exercise. He said that the second phase of the vaccination exercise would commence from May 28, 2021, adding that the state, as of Thursday, April 15, 2021, had inoculated 257,756 persons. IN another development, the Ekiti State Government has revealed that 26,000 persons have been inoculated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the state so far. The state government also added that it had not suspended testing of the populace for COVID-19 infections, saying a total of 1,416 persons were tested across the state in March.

Source: The Guardian April 23, 2021 04:30 UTC