Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine alongside his deputy,Hadiza Balarabe
The Governor was vaccinated by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Health, Amina Baloni.
The Governor after taking the vaccine told journalists that the vaccine has no side effects on him and encouraged everyone to take it.
He also appealed to the people of the state to still observe all the safety guidelines against the virus.
El-Rufai also disclosed that in administering the COVID-19 vaccines in Kaduna State, priority will be given to frontline health workers, teachers, and senior citizens.
The governor expressed hope that all citizens of the state would have been vaccinated by the end of next year.
According to the governor, the emergence of the vaccine does not signal the end of observing the COVID-19 safety protocols in the state.
El-Rufai stressed that mask-wearing and social distancing will continue until everybody is vaccinated.
