FG Says COVID 19 Vaccine Is Optional, No Nigerian Will Be Mandated To Take It.

The Federal Government has said Nigerians will not be mandated to take the COVID-19 vaccination.

Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora disclosed this yesterday during a chat on Arise Tv.

” Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be forced to take any vaccine,”he said.

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Asked if it might become mandatory later, Mamora said, “If that happens, it would not be a decision of Nigeria.”

According to him, just like Yellow Card certificate, countries might have to start demanding a COVID-19 vaccination certificate before allowing outsiders in.

He said Nigeria may be influenced by a demand by countries for a certificate of vaccination, adding that “it may just be something that will become global.”

Meanwhile, Nigeria had said Nigerians who received COVID-19 vaccines abroad must be tested upon arrival in Nigeria.Mamora,

He explained that getting COVID-19 vaccination does not immune a person from contracting the virus.

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