“I encourage every Nigerian to have confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, it’s critical in tackling the virus,” the NPHCDA boss said.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and its affiliates have suspended its industrial dispute with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s government.
The World Health Organisation says it is monitoring a new COVID-19 “variant of interest” named Mu (also known by its scientific name as B.1.621).
The governor is also considering locking down the state to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state health commissioner said the COVID-19 would help to inoculate a wider reach in the second phase.
NMEP has distributed over 3.6 million treated mosquito nets in the state since 2019.
NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the World Health Organisation’s assistant director-general of Health Emergency Intelligence.
NPHCDA has disclosed that 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Many Nigerians have not been vaccinated due to poor road access and inability to locate health centres, others do not trust the authorities.
The association warned, “If our demands are not met by September 13, 2021, we shall have no alternative than to withdraw the service of our members.”
