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COVID-19 second vaccine uptake dips by 40% in Nigeria
5 years agoA picture taken on November 26, 2021 shows a health official administering to a woman a dose of Astrazeneca's Vaxzevria Covid-19 vaccine at Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos. - Fearing a surge in coronavirus cases over the Christmas travel season and wary of the emergence of new variants, Nigeria is turning to religious leaders, churches and mosques to push a mass vaccination campaign. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Nigeria is experiencing a 40 per cent drop in the uptake of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.