Kwara state government says hesitancy among residents on COVID-19 vaccination contributed to the low record of COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the state.
Speaking during flag off of the SCALES 3.0 COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Ilorin, the Executive Secretary of the state Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu, described the development as a huge challenge.
She said that the issue has slowed down the agency’s coverage and break of COVID-19 transmission in the state.
Dr. Elelu, explained that the state has now achieved 38 per cent coverage in COVID-19 vaccination out of 70 per cent target.
She appealed to the residents of the state to make themselves available for COVID-19 vaccination for first shot, second shot or booster shot as the case may be during the exercise.
In his address , the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the state, Saliu Abdulahi said that the SCALES 3.0 Covid-19 vaccination campaign was aimed at improving vaccination campaign in the 16 local government areas of the state.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
