The Edo State Government has reiterated the need for residents to get vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) and continue to comply with all preventive protocols to contain the pandemic in the state.
Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who gave the charge while speaking to journalists in Benin-city, said the state has continued to record success in the management of the pandemic.
Noting that the government has ramped up its mass vaccination campaign across the state’s 18 local councils, the Incident Manager explained that over 37,000 eligible persons, including health workers, strategic leaders and other frontline staff, have so far been vaccinated in the first phase of the exercise.