As global concern over possible side effects of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine grows, the Federal Government has once again reassured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe for use.
Speaking at a meeting with traditional and religious leaders in Abuja to clear the air on some misconception about the vaccine, the Minister of Health, Doctor Osagie Ehanire said the European Medicine Agency in its latest report declared the vaccine safe with no serious side effect
On his part, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs Council, Sa’ad Abubakar said the council will not force anyone in the country to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.