The Federal government has, once again, called on civil servants who love their jobs to go and get vaccinated before December 1.
Not deterred by the criticisms that have trailed the directive, which was first announced in September, yesterday, the Federal Government, emphasized that its decision was in the best interest of Nigerians.
At the the COVID-19 vaccination update on Tuesday, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said that there’s a deadline already set and they are hoping that it will encourage those civil servants who love their jobs and are yet to take the COVID-19 vaccine to take the jab for their own good. He said that it has been proven that if one is fully vaccinated, the effect of COVID-19 won’t be much on such person but that is not the same with unvaccinated people. He also said there are higher chances of survival if a fully vaccinated person comes down with COVID-19.
Ehanire also claimed that those who have not taken the vaccine are a threat to the safety of other people who have been fully vaccinated and possibly share same public places with them by virtue of being colleagues and there’s a higher risk of infecting other people, which is what they want to avoid.
He also said that in the fight against Covid 19, most countries now insist on presenting evidence of full vaccination before someone is being allowed into public places. He also said Nigeria won’t be left behind in fighting this global pandemic.
He, equally, confirmed the availability of sufficient COVID-19 vaccine and advised unvaccinated persons to take advantage of that and get immunised against coronavirus.
Recall that the chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had announced that effective December 1, 2021, unvaccinated Federal Government workers won’t be allowed access into any public offices, as part of measures to contain the spread of the pandemic.
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