Health
THE federal government has said that getting coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccination could become a requirement for all international passengers as the fight against the killer infection intensifies.
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, SGF, and chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, said some countries have already started introducing restrictions for receiving visitors.
The SGF made this known in Abuja, on Saturday when President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received their first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
“I think vaccine hesitancy would have to give way to the reality because the truth about it is that very soon, nobody will be able to travel the world unless you produce the certificate that we have been given,” Mustapha said.
He said: “I have not confirmed but reliably, some countries have started putting restrictions on receiving visitors, even exercising activities of their faith without a COVID-19 vaccination.
“So the word that is going out there, on behalf of Mr. President, is that Nigerians should make themselves available, those that are eligible in the first set of the deployment, because the deployment is going to be in four phases, to receive these vaccines.
“They have been tested. Our most strategic leadership has received them this morning. They are safe, efficacious and it is for the good and well-being of our people.”
– Mar. 7, 2021 @ 1: 56 GMT |
Tags: No international travel without COVID-19 vaccination certificate
