Edo APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Col David Imuse retd has taken his first shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The APC chairman who took the shot at the Military Hospital, Benin City assured Edo people that the vaccine is safe for use.
He commended the federal government for making the vaccines available to Nigerians, in line with the guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
The guidelines state that the eligible population for the COVID-19 vaccination are citizens aged 18 years and above including pregnant women.
He appealed to all those eligible to partake of the COVID-19 vaccination, to get an e-registration link that has been created for them to register.
The process he said will aloow them to put in their details and choose a convenient place, preferably a health facility, and time, where they wish to be vaccinated.