The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has urged state governments to enforce vaccination among workers as part of moves to combat the COVID-19 virus.
This became necessary as the percentage for fully vaccinated Nigerians slowed at 4.2 percent while those that had taken their first dose did not exceed the 9.8 percent as of Sunday, January 9, 2021.
The NCDC in its daily updates continued to report an increase in the number of fatalities with an average of 38 deaths between January 1 and January 8.
Despite the increasing number of cases and deaths, some states have not vaccinated up to 200,000 individuals while Abia, Kogi and Niger states have not commenced administration of booster shots.
Analysis by our correspondent revealed that Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Imo, Kwara, Sokoto and Yobe had yet to administer boosters up to 100 residents.
While Imo had only administered ten booster shots, Ebonyi administered 52, Akwa Ibom administered 67 among others.
But the NPHCDA in its bid to speed up vaccination, told governors that it was part of their responsibility to enact and to enforce vaccine mandates state and local government workers.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha had in October announced that Federal Government workers who failed to show proof of vaccination would be barred from government offices.
