The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency(NPHCDA) has disclosed that it will begin administering booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday to counter the spread of new variant Omicron in Nigeria. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib said this at the Flag-off of COVID-19 Mass Vaccination of Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced on Thursday in Abuja. I therefore urge all those who have taken the right decision to be fully vaccinated, to walk into the nearest vaccination site for their booster dose as from tomorrow.”“I want to reassure everyone that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and efficacious. 3,846,762 eligible Nigerians have received their second doses and are fully vaccinated against the virus representing 3.4% of the eligible population. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 10, 2021 01:05 UTC