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Nigeria President Buhari, VP Osinbajo Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have received a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the presidential villa. [bc_video video_id=”6237625473001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=””

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have received a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the presidential villa.

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President Buhari was inoculated by Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi, the president’s personal physician, while the vice-president’s shot was also administered by Nicolas Audiferren, his personal physician.

The highest populated African nation commenced its COVID-19 vaccination on Friday with frontline health workers in Abuja.

The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Ngong, a medical doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja.

Faisal Shuaib, chief executive officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), administered the dosage.

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