COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
Plan to immunize against COVID-19
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COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. Vaccination began on 5 March 2021. As of 28 February 2022, 17,914,944 people have received their first dose a COVID-19 vaccine, and 8,197,832 have received their second dose.[1]
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| Date | 5 March 2021–present |
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| Location | Nigeria |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic |
| Organised by | National Primary Health Care Development Agency |
| Participants | |
| Outcome | 8.4% of the Nigerian population received at least one dose[2] 3.8% of the Nigerian population fully vaccinated[2] |
| Website | nphcda.gov.ng |
| As of 28 February 2022[update] | |
History
Timeline
March 2021
On 2 March, the first shipment of four million Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX initiative arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.[3]
Cyprian Ngong, a doctor at National Hospital, Abuja, became the first person in Nigeria to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on 5 March.[4][5]
President Muhammadu Buhari received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on 6 March.[6]
On 21 March, Nigeria received an additional 300,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from MTN.[7]
By the end of March, 0.7 million vaccine doses had been administered.[citation needed]
April 2021
On 6 April, Nigeria received 100,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Government of India.[8]
By the end of April, 1.2 million vaccine doses had been administered.[citation needed]
May 2021
By the end of May, 1.6 million vaccine doses had been administered.[citation needed]
June 2021
By the end of June, 3.4 million vaccine doses had been administered.[citation needed]
July 2021
The vaccination campaign in Nigeria was paused on 9 July due to exhaustion of the first COVAX shipment that arrived in March.[9][10]
By the end of July, 3.9 million vaccine doses had been administered.[citation needed]
August 2021
On 1 August, Nigeria received four million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the United States.[11]
The second phase of the vaccination rollout began on 16 August.[12]
By the end of August, 4.2 million vaccine doses had been administered.
September 2021
By the end of September, 6.9 million vaccine doses had been administered.
October 2021
On 8 October, Nigeria received 500,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Government of France.[13]
By the end of October, 8.6 million vaccine doses had been administered. 4% of the target population had been fully vaccinated by the end of the month.
November 2021
By the end of November, 9.8 million vaccine doses had been administered. 4% of the target population had been fully vaccinated by the end of the month.
December 2021
Up to a million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were destroyed by Nigeria due to their short expiry dates.[14]
By the end of December, 14.8 million vaccine doses had been administered. 5% of the target population had been fully vaccinated by the end of the month.
January 2022
By the end of January, 20.6 million vaccine doses had been administered. 6% of the target population had been fully vaccinated by the end of the month.
February 2022
By the end of February, 26.5 million vaccine doses had been administered and 8.1 million persons had been fully vaccinated.
March 2022
By the end of March, 31.4 million vaccine doses had been administered and 9.6 million persons had been fully vaccinated.
April 2022
By the end of April, 38.4 million vaccine doses had been administered and 14.9 million persons had been fully vaccinated.
Vaccines on order
| Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford–AstraZeneca |  Yes |
Yes |
| Moderna | Yes |
Yes |
| Janssen | Yes |
 No |
| Sputnik V | Yes |
No |
| Pfizer–BioNTech | Yes |
No |
| Sinopharm BIBP | Yes |
No |
Rollout schedule
| Phase | Priority group | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health workers and supporting staff, frontline workers and first responders | In progress |
| 2 | Priority 1: Persons aged 60 years and above. Priority 2: Persons aged 50–59 years | |
| 3 | Persons aged 18–49 years with co-morbidities | |
| 4 | The rest of the eligible population aged 18–49 years | |
Statistics
- Unvaccinated population: ~193,486,056 people (91.5%)
- Population who received 1st dose: 9,717,112 people (28 February 2022) (4.60%)
- Population who are fully vaccinated: 8,197,832 people (28 February 2022) (3.88%)
By state
Proportion vaccinated (1st dose)[a]
Proportion vaccinated (2nd dose)[b]
| State | Total clients vaccinated (1st dose) | Total clients vaccinated (2nd dose) | Total clients vaccinated (booster dose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderna | Pfizer | |||
| Abia | 178,606 | 104,979 | 1,052 | 15,352 |
| Adamawa | 325,185 | 140,431 | 81 | 7,670 |
| Akwa Ibom | 170,729 | 78,381 | 24 | 1,587 |
| Anambra | 138,288 | 62,047 | 147 | 1,325 |
| Bauchi | 322,583 | 128,349 | 698 | 4,240 |
| Bayelsa | 57,895 | 23,222 | 202 | 726 |
| Benue | 288,182 | 103,910 | 132 | 1,052 |
| Borno | 200,699 | 73,697 | 85 | 2,766 |
| Cross River | 354,326 | 172,314 | 298 | 15,539 |
| Delta | 543,596 | 354,427 | 7,709 | 18,736 |
| Ebonyi | 96,268 | 37,793 | 90 | 134 |
| Edo | 208,074 | 97,024 | 1,042 | 1,642 |
| Ekiti | 300,453 | 170,761 | 151 | 3,802 |
| Enugu | 200,522 | 71,349 | 129 | 2,467 |
| FCT | 453,323 | 253,528 | 1,821 | 18,282 |
| Gombe | 238,851 | 136,204 | 638 | 20,256 |
| Imo | 132,663 | 72,851 | 24 | 1,056 |
| Jigawa | 2,391,500 | 716,180 | 109 | 16,638 |
| Kaduna | 403,613 | 210,424 | 678 | 6,317 |
| Kano | 1,797,509 | 698,910 | 6,550 | 140,078 |
| Katsina | 446,009 | 150,495 | 474 | 7,564 |
| Kebbi | 267,666 | 127,030 | 1,645 | 17,919 |
| Kogi | 230,523 | 77,955 | 235 | 159 |
| Kwara | 452,723 | 211,390 | 230 | 2,287 |
| Lagos | 1,560,402 | 1,010,498 | 599 | 54,514 |
| Nasarawa | 1,144,679 | 611,963 | 1,288 | 199,669 |
| Niger | 363,643 | 139,411 | 89 | 3,117 |
| Ogun | 942,275 | 499,162 | 338 | 16,326 |
| Ondo | 412,164 | 204,788 | 98 | 2,994 |
| Osun | 564,513 | 257,106 | 233 | 8,903 |
| Oyo | 926,268 | 460,234 | 231 | 15,325 |
| Plateau | 250,841 | 128,225 | 664 | 2,658 |
| Rivers | 404,555 | 193,151 | 744 | 10,094 |
| Sokoto | 234,880 | 76,227 | 52 | |
| Taraba | 206,826 | 70,918 | 511 | 2,474 |
| Yobe | 200,970 | 69,729 | 159 | 3,542 |
| Zamfara | 503,142 | 202,589 | 359 | 40,085 |