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Enugu gov, deputy receive COVID-19 vaccine
The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; and his Deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo; received their jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
The state’s Chief Judge, Justice Priscilla Emehelu; and the Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), Dr George Ugwu; were also administered the virus at the Government House, Enugu.
Ugwu, who addressed journalists after receiving the vaccine, said the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is “safe and highly reliable.”
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According to him, the presence of key stakeholders in state at the Government House to take the vaccine confirmed the efficacy and the credibility of the vaccine.
He said: “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, secured, and given free-of-charge and its efficiency and integrity are highly reliable and guaranteed.”
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