Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary health care development Agency (NPHCDA), has dismissed speculations that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country contained microchips and would alter genetic information.
Shuaib gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing.
While encouraging Nigerians to take the vaccines once available, he said it would not only protect people but would trigger an immune response that would protect the body against the virus, if encountered.
“We encourage all Nigerians to get vaccinated when vaccines become accessible as the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh the potential side effects.”
“The chances of spreading the disease is significantly reduced once community members are vaccinated and protected, owing to the fact that the vaccines will protect the body against the virus, if encountered.”
“There currently seems to be growing vaccines hesitancy and this is largely caused by misinformation leading to mistrust, doubts, suspicions and conspiracy theories.”
“We urge the public to disregard such representation from unverified sources and listen to the medical experts for confirmed information,” he advised
