BEVERLY HILLS, March 01, (THEWILL) – The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has commenced online registration of Nigerians interested in taking COVID-19 vaccination ahead of the Tuesday arrival of the first batch of the nation’s vaccines.
The NPHCDA later disclosed that a female healthcare professional, Osindeinde Abodede, emerged the first person to register for the vaccination.
The agency disclosed this in a series of messages posted on its Twitter handle, @NphcdaNG, on Monday.
“We have provided an e-registration link to enable Nigerians (to) register for the #COVID19Vaccine themselves, obtain their pre-vaccination numbers and schedule their preferred date and time for vaccination.
“To register for #COVID19 Vaccination, visit our website https://t.co/RVn9HsK1Ga and click on COVID-19 Vaccination e-registration,” the agency’s Executive Director, Faisal Shuaib, said.
NPHCDA however made it clear that in the first phase of the vaccination, health care workers, frontline workers, including the military, police, oil and gas workers, Nigerians at the border posts, and strategic leaders among others will be prioritised.
The message to the first registered participant read: “Congratulations, Mrs. Osindeinde Ademilayo Abosede, a frontline health care professional. She is the first to register for the #COVID19 Vaccination.”
According to the test message received by the healthcare worker after completing her registration, which was attached to the tweet, she was booked to be vaccinated on March 12, 2021 between 10am and 12 noon in Abuja.
The message read, “Dear Osindeinde Ademilayo Abosede, you have successfully registered and scheduled for the first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine at fc (sic) Abuja Sheraton and Towers Hospital in 2021-03-12. Morning -10am -12noon.”
A visit to the Electronic Management of Immunisation Data platform on the NPHCDA website showed that those registering will be required to select their preferred vaccination site, date of vaccination and preferred time slot and upload their photograph aside from their personal details like names, contact phone number and residential address among others.
They will also be expected to answer questions such as if they work in the health sector, any known medical condition and any history of allergies.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, had on Saturday disclosed that about 4 million doses of vaccines from the COVAX facility were expected to arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday, according to the information provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund.
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