The federal government has given workers, who love their jobs, December 1 deadline to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
This announcement was made by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, during the COVID-19 vaccination update on Monday, November 23.
According to him, unvaccinated federal government workers who didn’t get the Covid-19 Vaccination before December 1, 2021,won’t be allowed access into any public offices.
Osagie added that they observed that the COVID19 vaccine mandate has become a global phenomenon and Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind in the fight against the deadly disease.
He said;
“There’s a deadline already set and we 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.
The reason is that there’s evidence that supports the fact that if you are fully vaccinated, the effect of COVID-19 won’t be much on you. But that is not the same with unvaccinated people. There are higher chances of survival if a fully vaccinated person comes down with COVID-19.
However, 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.
There’s a higher risk of them infecting other people, and that’s what we want to avoid. In addition to that, we want to secure the health of others who share the same public spaces.
Evidently, most countries now insist on presenting evidence of full vaccination before someone is being allowed into public places.”
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