The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Nigeria has assured Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine recommended for use in Nigeria is safe.
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Agency in Nigeria, Dr. Faisal Shuaib gave the assurance in Abuja at the National Joint briefing by the PTF.
He further advised Nigerians not to be obsessed with the detection of a new strain of the Corona Virus noting that Nigeria has not detected any new strain.
Dr. Shuaib however disclosed that enhancing the vaccine to confront any new strain of the virus was not going to be a problem.
” So for example in America, in temperate countries almost every year, they have to change the type of flu vaccine that is given just because of the rapidity with which mutation occurs with the flu vaccine. So it’s something that’s happening, but also it’s a great thing that technology is also advanced enough to be able to produce vaccines in such a short time as to counter whatever new strains are available,” he said.
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