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BREAKING: FG Rolls Out Penalty For Nigerians Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination
- The Federal Government (FG) has rolled out a penalty for Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has disclosed plans to sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination.
The latest development was made known by the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, at a press briefing briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.
Shuaib said the federal government may “apply the basic rule of law” against such people because they will be endangering the lives of other Nigerians.
He added that the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), and the Federal Ministry of Health is exploring ways of making vaccines more available to all Nigerians including federal civil servants and corporate entities.
Shuaib said, “Once these vaccines are made equitably available to all Nigerians, then we would need to have a frank discussion about justice, fairness and liberty that exist around vaccine hesistancy.
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“If some individuals refuse to take the vaccine, hence endangering those who have or those who could not due to medical exemptions, then we have to apply the basic rule of law which stipulates that your human right stops where mine begins.
“So, you have a right to refuse vaccines, but you do not have the right to endanger the health of others,” he stated.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that in Edo and Ondo States, the state governments had already announced restrictions regarding some public places that those who have not taken COVID-19 vaccine cannot have access to.
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