The Presidential Steering Committee in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has approved the administration of booster doses for persons that have completed 2 doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer Bio-N-Tech or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson, Mohammad Ohitoto
Head, Public Relations Unit has disclosed in a statement.
The Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib also reeled out eligibility criteria for taking the booster dose such as
Any person 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
Consequent upon the above, eligible Nigerians are advised to visit the nearest health facility or mass vaccination site for their booster doses as from the 10th of December, 2021 across all states of the federation.
According to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, a 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 list of the vaccination sites is available on the NPHCDA website: www.nphcda.gov.ng
For more information, contact the NPHCDA COVID-19 call center on 07002201122 for assistance.