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It was been revealed that Nigerian has recorded over 8,000 cases of the side effects complaints from the COVID-19 vaccine.

This was revealed by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib.

He made this known in Abuja at a joint press conference organized by the NPHCDA and the World Health Organisation.

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The press conference was to Nigerians an update on the status of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

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In his submission, he said;

“In Nigeria, since the vaccination programme was officially rolled out on April 15, 2021, a total of 8,439 mild Adverse Events Following Immunisation have been reported.

These range from pain, swelling at the site of the inoculation, to body pains and nausea. Similarly, 52 cases of moderate to severe incidents of AEFI have been reported.

These presented as fever, vomiting, diarrhea headaches, dizziness, and allergic reactions. Five states have the highest records of the AEFI namely: Kaduna (970) Cross River (859), Yobe (541), Kebbi (511), and Lagos (448).

There has been no death from the administration of the vaccine. We have also not diagnosed any case of blood clots related to the administration of the vaccines.

Nevertheless, we are working with NAFDAC, NCDC, and other relevant agencies to set up a more active surveillance system built on our experience with polio surveillance.”

Source: NaijaOnPoint.com

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