CITAD appeals to Kogi Govt to stop “pay to get vaccinated” policy
NEWS DIGEST – The Center For Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has appealed to the Kogi state government to put an end “to pay to get vaccinated” policy in order to ease vaccine deployment and equity in the state.
The agency made above recommendation while speaking at the press conference on the state of COVID-19 vaccine exercise in some states Bauchi, Borno, Plateau, Kogi, Kaduna and Kano states.
The event took place at the Center for Information and Technology Development, CITAD, Bauchi Office on Thursday 3, 2022.
This was made known in a statement by CITAD, Coordinator, Public Education on COVID-19 project, Hamza Ibrahim, titled, “CITAD identified not less than 13 hindrances to Vaccine Equity in Nigeria”.
According to the agency, the vaccine administrators are demanding data payment from people who want to get vaccinated to upload their details on the online national register.
Read Also:
The statement read, “Second, it also said there is lack of will from top government official that further reinforces impression people have on the vaccine.Third, the improper coordination in vaccine administration and distribution.
“Fourth, there is absence of vaccination spots at gathering places such as mosques, churches and banks.
“Fifth, those vaccination spots are mounted at distant locationSixth, some opinion refrain from getting involved in vaccination campaign.
“Seventh, there is fear of expired vaccines in use.
“Eighth, the presence of inaccessibility of the vaccine in rural community. Ninth, non-payment of vaccine administrators allowance. Tenth, some vaccination spots were shut down due non-payment of vaccine administrators.
“Eleventh, there is absence of cold storage in remote communities where the vaccine can be stored. Next, lack of political will among individually.
‘Last, unavailability of vaccines at some vaccination spots.”
The agency also “call on the state governors concerned to as matter of urgency work to address the problem we have identified.”
CITAD urged the public to disregard misconceptions and false narrative around COVID-19 and to get vaccinated.
