Nigerians travelling abroad need not risk their trips with fake yellow fever vaccination cards at airports as genuine vaccination cards, also known as International Certificate of Vaccination, used to certify vaccinations against yellow fever, cholera and small pox which some countries require before permitting entry to their shores, can easily be obtained at the Public Health Department at Area 3 in Abuja.
It is not clear if other health units issue it, but a visit to the Department at Block C, Flat 8, Orlu Close, Area 3 Abuja yesterday by Daily Trust showed that instead of the hurriedly obtained fake cards which go for between N2000 and N4000 at some airports, the cards are given by certified medical officers after actual vaccination against the named diseases for just N350 and the process is concluded within a very short time. An officer at the department who asked not to be named said it takes less than an hour to complete the process and wondered why some Nigerians prefer to go for the fake cards.
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