Categories: BusinessNewsPolitics

FG extends COVID vaccination to churches on Sunday

The Federal Government has introduced “Sunday vaccination”, which will focus on administering COVID vaccine doses in churches across the country.

The Executive Director, The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, stated this on Tuesday at a meeting with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

According to Shuaib, the NPHCDA has entered into a partnership with CAN on making doses available in churches, in order to promote COVID vaccination in the country.

“I am glad to inform you that from this second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out, we have introduced Sunday vaccination,” he said.

“I must say that feedback from the field is very encouraging, and I sincerely thank all Christian leaders who have given the vaccination team access to their churches and their members to receive COVID-19 vaccine during Sunday service.

“Suffice to say that the Christian community contributed immensely to our achieving wild poliovirus certification last year, and indeed our sustaining the country’s polio-free status for over a year now. We are most grateful as a people and government.

“I am aware that in the states and LGAs, representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria are strong and committed members of the state and LGA task forces on immunisation.

“These ambassadors have contributed immensely to confidence-building and trust in government-led public health programmes, especially in the days of the Nigeria polio eradication programme when we were battling with high rate of refusals to vaccination due to rumours and misinformation.”

The second phase of COVID vaccination, which began in August, is ongoing in states across the country.

Trends Admin

Recent Posts

Senate Orders Police, DSS to Track Bandits Flaunting Cash on TikTok

Senate Orders Police, DSS to Track Bandits Flaunting Cash on TikTok The Senate has directed security and…

4 hours ago

BREAKING: Trump Cancels US Strikes on Iran at Last Minute

BREAKING: Trump Cancels US Strikes on Iran at Last Minute DUBAI/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump called off plans…

4 hours ago

June 12: Falana, Falz, CSOs Declare Nationwide Protest Over Insecurity, Hardship

June 12: Falana, Falz, CSOs Declare Nationwide Protest Over Insecurity, Hardship A grand coalition of Civil…

5 hours ago

Shocking Revelation: Ex-DSS Director Recounts How Sani Abacha Died

Shocking Revelation: Ex-DSS Director Recounts How Sani Abacha Died Nearly three decades after the sudden…

6 hours ago

Aisha Yesufu Slams Dickson Over Comments on Peter Obi, NDC Leadership

Aisha Yesufu Slams Dickson Over Comments on Peter Obi, NDC Leadership Popular activist and member…

6 hours ago

Davido Turns World Cup Stage Into Protest – Wears Jacket Bearing Names of Kidnapped Oyo Schoolchildren at FIFA Concert

Davido Turns World Cup Stage Into Protest – Wears Jacket Bearing Names of Kidnapped Oyo…

6 hours ago