Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his government has started making contacts with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers including Pfizer, Oxford–AstraZeneca, Moderna, amongst others.
Lagos which is home to over 20 million people has recorded about 45,000 Covid-19 infections which is over 37 per cent of the over 121,000 cases recorded in the country since February 2020.
While speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the government planned to vaccinate up to 50 per cent of the population of Lagos to develop ‘herd immunity’ to the virus .
He also said that the organised private sector have expressed interest to support the funding of the purchase of the vaccines asides from the ones planned by the Federal Government .
He said, “ We actually want the Federal Government to take the lead and rightful so. As a sovereign, they have all of the contacts and protocols to make that happen. And we are giving them that space.
“But other than that, we have also taken our destinies into our hands, we have started conversations with some of the vaccine manufacturers. I have made contacts with Pfizer , Oxford–AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna.
“We don’ t have to vaccinate the 20 or 22 million population in Lagos. The plan is to ensure there is an herd immunity and that is about 50 to 60 percent of the population and that is the target to meet.”
