The federal government has said that six months after
The Executive Director,
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He said as of Sunday
"This comprises of 3,040,000 with first dose
"This represents 4.2% of the 111,776,503 eligible populations who are targeted to receive full doses of the vaccines for
"Out of the total vaccinated, 1,892,092 eligible persons have received their second dose of which 1,825,739 have been fully vaccinated with
He said a statement by the
He said, "This indicates that the ongoing vaccination exercise in
"Please, let us not let carriers of misinformation and disinformation prevent us from taking the decision to protect ourselves, our family and our loved ones.
"It is important to point out that a lot more work needs to be done for our country to reach its target goal of vaccinating at least 70% of the eligible population of 111,776,503, not only in terms of provision of vaccines but more importantly, in terms of mobilizing our friends, families and communities to get vaccinated."
Vaccine card racketeering
Speaking on vaccine card racketeering, Shuaib warned unscrupulous elements in the society attempting to fraudulently acquire COVID-19 cards without receiving the vaccine that buying and selling of COVID-19 vaccines and cards is a criminal offence.
He said the federal government had provided the vaccines free of charge to all eligible persons and that officers in charge of every designated health facility would be held accountable for every vaccination card and QR code.
He said, "These must match the quantities of vaccines and devices provided.
"Supervisors and the newly established
"States will be supported to strengthen their monitoring mechanism as well and urge all Nigerians to report anyone who tries to buy or sell the vaccination cards to the NPHCDA and other designated offices."
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