Abayomi who made this known today while making clarification
on those eligible to take part in phase one of the vaccination campaign noted
that ONLY healthcare workers; COVID-19 response team (RRT); ports of entry
staff in air, land, and seaports; laboratory network, judiciary; military,
police, other security agencies; petrol station workers; teachers; press and
other frontline workers are eligible for vaccination in the first phase of
exercise currently taking place statewide.
“The need to make this clarification has become very
critical to the success of the vaccination campaign in order to prevent
imminent chaos that may result from a situation of overcrowding at the
vaccination sites.
“We have noticed a high turnout of citizens who doesn’t fit
into the eligibility category of phase one, turning out at various approved
vaccination sites to get vaccinated. While this is a good indication of
citizens’ acceptance of the vaccine, we will however not jettison our strategic
vaccination plan which has been scheduled in four phases for sentiments in
order to achieve the overall objective of the campaign”, Abayomi said.
While advising citizens who are not captured in the
eligibility list of phase one to await the commencement of the phase they fit
into, the Commissioner hinted that a smooth transition to other phases of the
vaccination campaign is being worked on to ensure everyone captured in the four
phases of the campaign are vaccinated.
“To access the COVID vaccine, eligible citizens who fit into
the phase one eligibility list must proceed to register or enroll for the
vaccine via the self-registration portal: https://www.nphcdaict.com.ng or
https://www.vaccination.gov.ng.
“A vaccination ID”
A vaccination ID will be generated, and a confirmation text
message and email will be sent to each enrollee after
successfully registering for the vaccination, successful
enrollees should then proceed to any of the 88 vaccination sites picked at the
point of registration with the vaccination ID, confirmation text along with a means
of ID to get the first dose of the vaccine.
“Enrolees will be issued a green COVID vaccination card
which has a barcode as confirmation of vaccination immediately after receiving
the vaccine and scheduled for a second dose for complete protection.
“Although the registration portal is open to the public,
ONLY eligible participants within phase one should register for the vaccination
now. More information on the vaccination of other participants in phases two to
four will be communicated subsequently”, Abayomi explained.
The commissioner appealed to eligible persons in phase one
who will be visiting the approved 88 vaccination sites after online
registration to conduct themselves properly at the site, cooperate with the
vaccination officials and adhere strictly to COVID-19 protocols and
non-pharmaceutical interventions of physical distancing, use of face mask and
hand hygiene at the sites.