Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo
Osun State Government has distributed the Covid-19 vaccines it received from the Federal Government to all the Local Government Areas across the State.
The distribution exercise is part of the State Government efforts to put an end to the further spread of Coronavirus in the state, especially at the grassroots level.
The distribution and handing over of the vaccine to each Local Government Immunization officer, who assembled with their Cold Boxes, Security escorts and vehicles for the smooth carriage of the vaccine to their respective Local Government Areas, took place at the Extended Programme on Immunization, State Cold Office located within the premises of Ayegbaju International Market, Osogbo.
Speaking at the programme, the State Immunization Officer(SIO), who is in charge of the vaccine for the State, Mrs Adebola Adeosun said that the next step that should follow after the training of concerned health officers, receipts of the vaccine from the Federal Government, and vaccination of frontline health workers and top Government officials at the State level is to ensure that the vaccine gets to the grassroots.
Mrs Adeosun explained that since the previous week when the State received her consignment of the vaccine, it had been kept in safe custody at the state cold store under the required temperature that would make it efficient and effective.
The State Immunization Officer, therefore, appreciated Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for his unrelentless support given to them in the fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.
While advising the people of the State not to lose their guard against COVID-19 spread, Mrs Adeosun also admonished them to discountenance the negative information making the rounds about the vaccine, alerting that any side effect could be felt after it’s the administration is only temporary.
Also speaking on behalf of others, the Local Government Immunization Officer for Ede-South Local Government, Mrs Khadijat Oredeko said that their roles as immunization officers at the Local Government level are to ensure that every eligible person at the grassroots is vaccinated.
Mrs Oredeko explained that the vaccine is to boost the immune system of the people against the coronavirus and urged the people at the grassroots not to entertain any fear in taking it.
It would be recalled that during the previous week, the Governor of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola was the first to partake of the Astrazenica Vaccine injection along with his wife, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, after taking delivery of the State portion totalling sixty-four thousand, two hundred and forty (64,240) doses from Federal Government.