President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, and other prominent Nigerians, have been called upon to be among the first people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on live television in the country, to help drive awareness and prove its safety,
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, revealed this on Thursday evening, during briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Covid-19.
In terms of the prioritisation of vaccines and strategic country leadership, Shuaib said: “I had mentioned that we will like to see a situation where Mr. President, the Vice President, the SGF, Critical Leaders, will come and take the vaccine in full glare of the public, to demonstrate that this vaccine is safe. So we have to make provisions for that.
“But even in developed countries, what we have seen is that apart from the prioritisation of health workers, you have to also identify Critical Leaders that you do not want them to be wiped off by the virus.
“For example, in warfare, if you want to destroy your enemies, you look for specific Leaders, Captains, the Generals, once you decapitate them, then the Soldiers will become weak.
“So, as much as possible, you do not want to also leave your Leaders vulnerable to Covid-19. It does not mean you want to prioritise Politicians, that is not correct.
“I emphasised during the last briefing, that we will prioritise our health workers, because they are the ones in direct contacts with cases in isolation units.”
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