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NPHCDA vaccinates 1,114, 408 persons with 1st dose
By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna
Nigerians have been admonished to take the COVID-19 jabs when it is their turn to be vaccinated.
A renowned professor of virology and former president of the Nigeria Academy of Science, NAS, Professor Oyewale Tomori who made the call on Tuesday in Lagos however warned that the 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections was imminent if Nigeria becomes complacent.
Tomori who spoke in Lagos at a media roundtable, themed: “Journalism, Pandemic, and Vaccines: Where do we go from here?”, organised by the NAS, in collaboration with Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, urged Nigerians to go for their shots as directed as soon as it is their turn to be vaccinated.
NPHCDA vaccinates 1,114, 408 persons with 1st dose
By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna
Nigerians have been admonished to take the COVID-19 jabs when it is their turn to be vaccinated.
A renowned professor of virology and former president of the Nigeria Academy of Science, NAS, Professor Oyewale Tomori who made the call on Tuesday in Lagos however warned that the 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections was imminent if Nigeria becomes complacent.
Tomori who spoke in Lagos at a media roundtable, themed: “Journalism, Pandemic, and Vaccines: Where do we go from here?”, organised by the NAS, in collaboration with Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, urged Nigerians to go for their shots as directed as soon as it is their turn to be vaccinated.
Vouches for safety, efficacy of jabs, warns of third wave
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has warned that COVID-19 vaccines do not prevent infection but instead stop the virus from killing the patient.
This is even as it raised the alarm of a possible third wave of the pandemic if the citizenry do not religiously adhere to non-pharmacological measures such as wearing of facemasks, physical distancing and regular washing of hands.
At a media roundtable themed “Journalism, Pandemic, and Vaccines: Where do we go from here?” yesterday in Lagos, NAS President, Prof. Ekanem Braide, and Chairman, Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, urged Nigerians to take the jabs, as they were safe and efficacious.