In a report by Punch Newspaper, the Federal government hinted at possible compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in the country. This initiative will be in tandem with current practices in Ondo and Edo states where citizens are denied entry to public places without proof of vaccination.

This had caused backlash from the affected citizens. A group called "Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) " staged a protest in Edo State against the state government en masse, with "Say No To Forced Vaccination" inscriptions.

However, the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, who gave a possible hint of the Federal Government sanction on unvaccinated citizens, stated that:
“Once these vaccines are made equitably available to all Nigerians, then we will need to have a frank discussion about justice, fairness and liberty that exist around vaccine hesitancy.

“If some individuals refuse to take the vaccine, hence endangering those who have or those who could not due to medical exemptions, then we have to apply the basic rule of law, which stipulates that your human right stops where mine begins.

“So, you have a right to refuse vaccines, but you do not have the right to endanger the health of others.”

With both parties take, do we need a compulsory vaccination in Nigeria?

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