The centre for information technology and development CITAD has advised the Nigerian government to review Nigeria Vaccine policy to incorporate Covid-19 vaccine needs.
Hamza Ibrahim the project manager public education on covid 19 vaccine project for CITAD stated this while addressing journalists at the center in Kano.
Hamza Ibrahim said the reason why the centre calls for the review is to study Covid-19 vaccine needs ,target population, peculiarities of the population, vaccine methodology, vaccine Administration in order to get more people vaccinated.
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The project manager added that the complain being put forward by health workers on non payment of allowances in many states is negatively affecting the efforts to get people vaccinated.
CITAD notes that it has also discovered that many people are reluctant to take Covid-19 for the fear of adverse effects it may have on them and call on relevant stakeholders to ensure awareness campaign for people to accept the vaccine.
