NMA backs mandatory vaccination of Nigerians
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), South-West caucus, has expressed support for the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The mandate requires that all workers in the federal civil service be inoculated.
Bolaji Salako, scribe of the NMA caucus, stated that the current available COVID-19 vaccines were safe, effective and would ensure the protection and wellbeing of all those inoculated.
Mr Salako said that herd immunity could be reached when enough people have been vaccinated against the virus.
He said that vaccination made it possible for people to protect not only themselves but also their loved ones.
Mr Salako also expressed worry over the disregard for COVID-19 safety measures in public places.
“Preventive measures which include washing of hands and use of face masks have been abandoned by many people and this can contribute to the spread of the new Omicron variant,” he lamented.
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