Nigeria is not on UK COVID-19 red list countries to visit — FG

Nigeria is not on the United Nations’ COVID-19 red list, according to the federal government, and its status has not changed.

The UK government has previously placed some countries on the COVID-19 red list, requiring them to be confined for 14 days in a UK-supervised facility upon arrival.

However, at the Weekly Press Briefing on the Update on COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria, held in Abuja yesterday, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, stated that the Nigerian instance was unique.

“I’d want to comment on the UK Government’s statement that was made yesterday,” he stated.

Nigeria’s situation has remained unchanged. Nigeria is not one of the countries on the red list that must spend 14 days in a supervised UK facility.

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“The UK government’s statement follows the press’s announcement last week that Nigerians will continue to isolate once they get in the UK. This is comparable to our requirement that UK visitors be isolated for seven days once they arrive in Nigeria.

“These standards are currently being reviewed by the Presidential Steering Committee. We’ve reached out to the UK government. The present listing o, as they said plainly in their communication,

In the United Kingdom, the list of countries with recognized vaccination certification has only recently begun.

“They are conducting a phased evaluation of the country’s initiatives. If you look closely at the list of 50 countries, you’ll see that none of them are from Africa.

“The United Kingdom government has yet to conduct a thorough examination of Nigeria’s vaccination certification program. According to my conversations with UK government authorities, the vaccines given in Nigeria are authorised by the British government.

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“Through the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), they are also working with the vaccine campaign in Nigeria, and they are hoping that by the time Nigeria’s COVID-19 immunization is completed, they will be able to help program certification will be evaluated and approved.

“Because there are so many countries in the world, we, like so many others, are in line for this assessment. We are more than likely to get accepted in the coming weeks whenever it comes to our time. The assessment process would take place in stages, as the UK government has stated.

“In recent weeks, we have escalated campaigns for the uptake of second dosage through diverse media techniques, stakeholders, and community participation, and these have generated considerable results,” he continued. To enhance vaccine uptake, however, more work needs to be done together.

“We will continue to work with citizens to promote a faster vaccination uptake, and we will continue to rely on your expert assistance to ensure that individuals are sufficiently protected against COVID-19.”

The NPHCDA chief also revealed that the country has received extra COVID-19 vaccine and has devised techniques for prudent administration.

“I am writing to notify you that we received 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccinations from the COVAX facility as a gift from the French government yesterday evening. We’ve also received assurance that 3,577,860 Pfizer vaccine doses will be delivered in the next two weeks.

“As part of our commitment to Nigerians and the media, as part of our transparency process, we would be providing you with figures of the adverse event following immunization reported.

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” In this phase of the vaccination process, 191 serious and 6,555 non-serious AEFI cases were reported. All cases reported were managed in the health facility and individuals have fully recovered and back to their normal daily living”.