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General News of Monday, 31 May 2021

Source: dailypost.ng

Lalong gets second jab of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State receives his second jab of vaccine Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State receives his second jab of vaccine

 • Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has received the second jab of the vaccine at the Government House, Rayfield

 • After receiving the vaccine Governor Lalong called on citizens of the State to make themselves available for the exercise

 • For those who are yet to take the vaccine, I advised them to jettison conspiracy theories

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has called on all citizens who took the first dose of the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to make themselves available for the second phase in order to complete the cycle.

Lalong, who received the second jab of the vaccine at the Government House, Rayfield, alongside his wife Regina and other Government officials said the fears earlier expressed by some citizens on the safety of the vaccines have not been proved, “as so far, no adverse effect has been recorded among those who took the first dose”.

After receiving the vaccine administered by his personal physician Dr. Benjamin Dashat, called on citizens of the State to make themselves available for the exercise.

According to him, “For those who are yet to take the vaccine, I advised them to jettison conspiracy theories as the vaccines have been scrutinised by regulatory authorities and judged to be safe.

“I want to use this opportunity to appreciate health workers who have done their best to respond to the pandemic with many of them paying the supreme prize.”