COVID-19: Don’t issue cards to unvaccinated people, Kwara govt warns health officials

The Kwara Government, on Friday, warned health officials against issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards to people who refused to be vaccinated, but wish to acquire the cards.

Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, gave the warning on Friday at a news conference at University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

She condemned the alleged acquisition of such vaccination cards by those who would not want to be vaccinated.

She said, “Some people want to have the cards endorsed without actually getting vaccinated. This is wrong.”

Elelu urged the public to report any health officials caught in the nefarious act to the state healthcare development agency.

She, however, explained that “all cards have barcodes captured in a database and if you obtain a card that is illegal, chances are that the card will not be recognised.

“This will happen when you travel because it won’t be within the accredited database of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.”