ACDC okays Covid-19 jab turnout

By Motolani AbdulGafar

The African Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) is happy with the large turnout of Ejigbo residents who participated in the coronavirus vaccine immunisation exercise.

Commenting on the exercise, the ACDC representative in Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Mrs. Ayodele Oniwinde, urged the residents to discard all negative beliefs about the immunisation exercise and make sure they participate in the second phase of the exercise.

Oniwinde, who commended the residents for their large turnout since the commencement of the first phase of the exercise, said although the turnout was laudable, as a community of about 1.5 million inhabitants, many individuals are still expected in the second phase.

She said: “We still need to keep sensitising and updating our community about the need to be immunized against Covid-19. We are still experiencing some kind of disbelief and lack of trust of our government from our people based on the misconceptions about the vaccine.

“Some say that the vaccine was introduced to reduce the population, some even believe it was introduced to reduce lifespan. These are not true and that is the reason we need to address this. The sensitisation in the community should be intensified and geared towards taking our health as a priority and making meaningful decisions about our existence.”

Noting that the vaccination has no adverse effect, Oniwinde said Covid-19 is still very much around, saying the residents are not expected to live a carefree life even after vaccination.

She, therefore, encouraged continuous use of nose cover, alcohol-based hand sanitizer, maintenance of social distancing, washing of hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds among other necessary precautions to avoid contracting the virus.