Booster shots to become available from next week after the country confirmed its first cases of the Omicron variant.

Nigeria will start vaccine booster shots from next week for COVID-19, a senior official has said, after the country confirmed its first cases of the Omicron variant among two travellers who arrived from South Africa last week.

Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said booster shots will be available from December 10 to those that have been fully vaccinated.

SOURCE: Nii Otu Dadeban Ankrah