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Buhari takes second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, received his second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

The President took the shot  at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The second dose is being administered exactly 12 weeks after the first shot was taken on March 6.

The President’s innoculation was done by the Chief Personal Physician to the President, Dr. Suhayb Rafindadi Sanusi after which he was presented with the e-vaccination card by the executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib.

Buhari after taking the COVID-19 vaccine told journalists that Nigeria is not doing badly relative to other developed countries like India and the United States.

He congratulated all medical personnel for their efforts so far, noting that he is hoping that the nation would be economically disposed to inoculate every Nigerian.

The President’s first jab taken on live television as part of plans to boost public confidence as Nigeria attempts to inoculate 80million people this year.

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