The request was contained in a communique issued at the end of a workshop organised by Diplomats Extra Magazine endorsed by the Nigerian Union of Journalists tagged, “COVID-19 Vaccines on Ensuring Fair and Equitable Distribution’’ in Abuja on Thursday.ADVERTISEMENT
The engagement also stressed the need for local production of COVID-19 vaccines in partnership with the Chinese government to halt the spread of the virus in the country. This is even as the meeting also deliberated on a number of issues including the need to ensure fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tapping into Chinese Belt and Road Initiatives amidst COVID-19, and the need for the World Health Organisation to approve and make more vaccines available for all.
The engagement also noted that severe sanctions should await inbound travellers and passengers from high-risk countries who flout COVID-19 protocol on isolation. The communique reads in part: “A major response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the development of vaccines; however, the skewed distribution has been a cause for concern for developing countries including Nigeria.
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