FG plans to vaccinate at least 70% of Nigerians against COVID-19 – Boss Mustapha

By our reporter| The Federal government has assured that not less than70 per cent of the Nigerian population will be vaccinated when the COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to the country.

The chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha who state this on Monday at an event in Abuja, said the measure is a target the government has set for itself and has assured Nigerians that it will do all it can to ensure the goal is achieved.

Mustapha while speaking at the ‘Sensitisation Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccine introduction for Christian Leaders and Scholars, said that no one would be allowed to travel to any part of the world without getting vaccinated in the coming weeks.

According to him, the countries across the world were already embracing vaccination and Nigeria cannot be left out.

He, therefore, urged Nigerians to wave off conspiracies, stressing that the COVID-19 vaccines that the Federal Government was expecting would be properly screened by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) before administration.

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 685 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 131,242, out of which 104,989 people have recovered, with 1,586 fatalities recorded.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the nation has 24,667 active cases in various states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).