The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, has said more than 10,000 Nigerians have reported various degrees of side effects after they received their first doses of the vaccination against the coronavirus infection.
Mr Shuaib, who said this while speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, added the side effects include pain and swelling at the site of vaccination.
He added that more serious symptoms such as headaches, abdominal pain, fever, dizziness and allergic reactions have also been reported.
“A total of 10,027 cases of mild Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) have been reported as of May 30th, while 86 cases of moderate to severe incidents have been reported,” he said.
He, however, said all these individuals have since fully recovered.
According to him, five states have the highest records of AEFI as Cross River leads the chart with 1,040 while Kaduna reported 1,071 and Lagos, 796.
Mr Shuaib said in Yobe State, 555 cases were reported and 525 in Kebbi State.
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