COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Please Take Them – FG Begs Nigerians

The Federal Government of Nigeria has appealed to Nigerians to take jabs and doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, allaying their fears on safety and insisting that the vaccines are safe to use.

The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaibu, gave the assurance when he received David Anyaele, the Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, a Non-Governmental Organisation NGO, in his office today Thursday 2nd September.Represented by Dr Bassey O. Bassey, Director, Disease Control and Immunization, NPHCDA, Shuaibu urged Nigerians to erase misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines and ensure they were vaccinated against the virus. “I don’t know what the rumour mongers gain in saying what they say about the vaccines”, he said.
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“As a medical practitioner for more than three decades, I can confirm to you that what we have is very good and safe for Nigerians. I encourage every Nigerian to have confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, it’s critical in tackling the virus”, he added. TRENDING VIDEO OF THE DAY: Fulani Herdsmen Are Sponsored, I Know It – Bishop Oyedepo

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