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COVID-19: FG Targets Vaccination For At Least 70% Of Nigerians – SGF
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The Federal Government has said that it aims to vaccinate no fewer than 70 per cent of the Nigerian population when it receives delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines.
According to the government, it has set for itself this target assuring Nigerians that it will do all it can to achieve the goal.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, gave the assurance on Monday on behalf of the government at an event in Abuja.
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Speaking at the ‘Sensitisation Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccine introduction for Christian Leaders and Scholars, he disclosed that no one would be allowed to travel to any part of the world without getting vaccinated in the coming weeks.
Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 noted that the countries across the world were already embracing vaccination and Nigeria cannot be seen lagging behind.
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 being administered.
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