COVID-19: Govt. Cautions Health Officials Against Issuing Cards To Unvaccinated People

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Friday, October 8th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kwara Government has warned health officials against issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards to people who refused to be vaccinated, but wish to acquire the cards.

Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, gave the warning on Friday at a news conference at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

She condemned the alleged acquisition of such vaccination cards by those who would not want to be vaccinated.

She said “some people want to have the cards endorsed without actually getting vaccinated. This is wrong.”

Elelu urged the public to report any health officials caught in the nefarious act to the state healthcare development agency.

She, however, explained that “all cards have barcodes captured in a database and if you obtain a card that is illegal, chances are that the card will not be recognised.

“This will happen when you travel because it won’t be within the accredited database of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency,” she warned.