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FG APPROVES COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE FOR NIGERIANS

The Federal Government has approved COVID-19 booster for Nigerians who have received their first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.


In a statement issued on Friday, the Head of Public Relations Unit, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mohammad Ohitoto, noted that the booster shots are for those who have taken their first and second douses of AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer Bio-N-Tech, or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.


He quoted the Executive Director of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, as saying that the booster doses are for people from 18 years and above.


“Time interval of 6 months or more after receiving the second dose of AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer Bio-N-Tech.


 “Time interval of 2 months or more after receiving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine


“COVID-19 booster dose gives greater protection against the virus and urged all Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Federal Government of Nigeria.""


The approval of the booster doses in Nigeria is amid the emergence of the new  Omicron COVID-19 variant with the NCDC confirming its first cases of the variant a few days back.


Several countries, including Canada, in reaction to the detection of the strain, have banned travels from southern Africa as well as Nigeria.


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