Buhari receives COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Buhari received his first dose in March, and his second dose in May.

President Muhammadu Buhari has received a COVID-19 booster shot hours after health officials announced the start of a fourth wave of the pandemic.

The 79-year-old received his shot at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.

He received his first dose in March when the vaccination campaign kicked off, and his second dose in May.

President Muhammadu Buhari displays his COVID-19 vaccine card [Presidency]

The administration of booster shots commenced in Nigeria on December 10 after officials expressed worry over the Omicron variant of the virus that rapidly spread across the world.

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, recently announced that the country had entered a fourth wave.

He said the Delta and Omicron variants have caused a 500% increase in COVID-19 infections over the past two weeks.

Nigeria has managed to vaccinate only 8.9 million people with at least one shot in the past nine months. 4.1 million of them have received a second dose.