Nigeria: Govt - Covid-19 Vaccination Optional for Nigerians

4 March 2021

Abuja — Ahead of the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination, the federal government yesterday assured Nigerians that it won't make it mandatory for them to take the vaccine.

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, while fielding questions when he appeared on The Morning Show, the flagship breakfast programme on ARISE NEWS Channels, the broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspapers, said inasmuch as the federal government was desirous of combating the pandemic, it would not tamper with people's rights to accept or reject being vaccinated.

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