Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday received his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano.
The vaccine was administered to him by his personal Physician, Dr Fakhraddeen Yahaya Muhammad, in the presence of some members of the State Executive Council, representative of Kano Emirate, frontline health workers, a select of development partners and other critical stakeholders.
His vaccination marks the beginning of the exercise in the state.
The Governor had earlier in the week had series of sensitisation/stakeholders meetings with different sections of stakeholders, ranging from security agencies, health professionals and others.
During the meetings he made it very clear that state government would follow all possible strategies to make sure that, the fight against the pandemic wax stronger.
In his brief remarks the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ibrahim Aminu Tsanyawa described the exercise has a landmark event in the fight against COVID-19 in the State.
He assured that the state Ministry of Health is ready for the vaccination exercise in the State.
Governor Ganduje in his remark after taking the vaccine called on the public to cooperate with health officials while assuring that the state would not relent in making sure that COVID-19 is tamed adequately.
Abba Anwar
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State
Thursday, 11th March, 2021
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