- The Federal Government says being vaccinated against the virulent COVID-19 will be optional and no one will be compelled to get vaccinated.
Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora made this known on Wednesday when he featured on Arise TV programme.
”Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be forced to take any vaccine,” he said.
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 could 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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