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A Non-Governmental Organisation, Challenged Parenthood Initiative (CPl) has expressed concern over the poor response to COVID-19 vaccination by the residents of Kogi State.
The Executive Director of the organisation, Mrs Eunice Abimbola Agbogun disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja during the organisation’s end-of-the-year news conference.
Agbogun who decried the development said the data from Kogi Primary Health Care Development Agency showed that the number of people that were vaccinated since the inception of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Kogi was 646,623.
He said, “The number of people that were vaccinated when our project commenced in November 2021 was 125,833 and by the end of November 2022, the figure had increased to 646,623.
“Therefore, the need for the provision of mobility is imperative for mobilisation.
“Proper supervision and delivery of the vaccines safely to people living in remote areas to increase the vaccination rate in hard-to-reach communities are also important.
“We believe prompt remuneration…
