COVID-19: Omicron strain spells trouble on Nigeria’s slow vaccine rollout

COVID-19: Nigeria begins administration of booster doses from Dec. 10

The Nigerian government has approved the administration of booster doses to all eligible Nigerians from the 10th of December, 2021.

The rise of Omnicron, a heavily mutated variant of the Covid-19 virus discovered in South Africa on Thursday has spotlighted the precarious position that Nigeria seats, with over 95 percent of its over 200 million unvaccinated. The grim development is considered a pointer to potential woes ahead

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