Vaccination doesn’t prevent transmission of COVID-19, says PSC

The Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 has warned that vaccination may not offer complete cover from contracting the virus, in the wake of a third wave of the pandemic in the country.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and PSC Chairman Boss Mustapha disclosed this during the PSC’s national briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He urged all Nigerians, especially in states already witnessing an increase in the number of infections, to take the observation of non-pharmaceutical interventions seriously.

According to Mustapha, the spreading situation in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had become worrisome to the PSC, adding that more than 50% of recent infections have been traced to Lagos.

He warned that though vaccination can prevent severe cases, reduce hospitalisation and deaths, it does not stop people from the transmission of the virus, hence the need for everyone to guard themselves against contacting it by observing the NPIs.

“During this long break, the PSC has been meeting to deliberate on the rising number of COVID-19 cases and proffer ways to curtain a huge impact on our lives and livelihood.

“The world has added about 4 million cases and under 100,000 deaths in the last one week. All countries in the West African region are beginning to see the 3rd Wave while Nigeria is recording about 500 cases daily in the last 7 days. Our Test Positivity Ratio has increased to about 6%. This is worrisome and shows that we are not out of the woods yet.

“It is no more news that the Delta variant has made its way into Nigeria. The PSC is particularly concerned about the situation in Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Rivers, FCT and Plateau states as this variant has made way into these states and accounts for the rising cases in these states and across the nation. Lagos alone accounts for over 50% of the number of cases,” he said.

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