Fake COVID-19 vaccine on sale in Kano - FG raises alarm

- The federal government has raised an alarm over the sale of a fake coronavirus vaccine in Kano state

- This was revealed by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the daily briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19

- The minister urged the people of Kano not to patronize the vaccine, saying it is not certified by health experts

The federal government on Tuesday, April 21 warned against patronising a fake coronavirus vaccine, which it said was on sale in Kano state at the moment.

This was revealed by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the daily briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19.

The minister urged the people of Kano not to patronize the vaccine, saying it is not certified by health experts.

His words: “You must ignore the vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called ‘COVID19 Vaccine’.

“It is yellow in colour, it’s not certified by anybody, please don’t patronize the hawkers.”

The minister said, to curb the ignorance among the Nigerian populace on the virus, the government has increased its enlightenment programs aboutCOVID-19.

Currently, there are more than 70 vaccine candidates in development around the world.

Even though a vaccine could be more than a year away, researchers are experimenting with drugs and therapies to help ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems.

About a week ago, China approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines.

Similarly, the federal government has reacted to reports of some persons claiming they have access to personal data of Nigerians such as SIM databases, bank verification numbers or other personal records of Nigerians.

The government through the ministry of communications and digital economy, warned that no such database should be shared to any person for any purpose other than the legitimate, statutory purpose they were collected for.

The warning was contained in a statement sent to journalists on Saturday, April 18 by the minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.

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Meanwhile, the presidential task force on the coronavirus pandemic has asked tailors all over the country to start producing face masks using local fabrics such as ankara and others.

Chairman of the task force and the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, made the plea during its daily briefing in Abuja on Thursday, April 16.

Mustapha stated that this would encourage people to wear face masks whenever they are outside their homes.

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