Residents of Lagos, Nigeria would now be charged N6,000 to receive free Covid-19 vaccines from private health facilities in Lagos.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the launch of the state’s mass vaccination campaign on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.⁣ The governor added that the fee was agreed on as an administrative fee for the private facilities to recoup the resources devoted to the administration of the vaccine.⁣

Sanwo-Olu shared that the new development was put in place for those hoping to escape the hassle of possibly-crowded public health facilities while adding that only government-approved private hospitals should be patronized.

“We encourage all Lagos residents to visit our listed public facilities to receive this vaccine at no cost to them.⁣ However, those that wish to receive them in the comforts of a private facility can do so at this administrative cost,” he said.⁣

The governor said the partnership is expected to be implemented in over 400 private health centres across seven underserved local government areas in Lagos.⁣
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This would be in addition to the 205 public primary health centres, and 14 secondary and tertiary hospitals where COVID-19 vaccines are administered.⁣
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Over 5.6 million people have received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines across Nigeria, with nearly 3 million of them fully vaccinated with two doses.⁣
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Sanwo-Olu said 1.2 million Lagos residents have received their first doses, while 550,000 have received two doses.⁣
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The goal of the mass vaccination programme launched on Wednesday is to ensure at least four million residents are vaccinated before the end of the year.⁣

Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was revealed the African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House which will defer delivery of some doses intended for the United States to facilitate the deal
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