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PHOTO: Fake Covid-19 Vaccine made in Kano State, FG Warns Residents

 PHOTO: Made in Kano COVID-19 Vaccine

At the presidential task force briefing on Tuesday, the minister said
the vaccines, yellow in colour, being hawked in Kano, have not been
certified.

“The federal ministry of information and culture and
its agencies have put up a public enlightenment and advocacy campaign to
continue to reach Nigerians with information on how they can protect
themselves and avoid contracting the disease,” he said.

“This
is necessary because in the absence of any vaccine or drug,
non-pharmaceutical intervention remains the most effective way to
contain the spread of the disease and protect Nigerians.

“By the
way, you must ignore the vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called
COVID-19 vaccine. It’s yellow in colour. It is not certified by anybody;
please don’t patronise the hawkers.

“The campaign has,
therefore, continued to focus on the need for the populace to adhere
strictly to social distancing and mass gathering restrictions. Wear face
masks and ensure good personal hygiene.”

He said the ministry has now rolled out a new set of television, radio jingles to further sensitise Nigerians.

The
jingles, the minister said, are in English, Pidgin English, Hausa, Igbo
and Yoruba are now running on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

“They are in
the process of rolling them out on state and private radio and
television stations across the country and also on social media. We have
no choice since information remains the most potent tool that can be
deployed against the virus today,” he said.

He also said the
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has taken steps to prevent
misinformation in broadcast stations by warning them to adhere strictly
to the professional ethics of balance and fairness in reporting
COVID-19.

He added that the commission, in particular, has warned
the stations against bringing on their programmes panelists with an
agenda to make reckless statements and insinuations.

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