The Member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency today urged the Citizens not to give in to the antics of purveyors of the COVID-19 Conspiracy theories aimed at discouraging people from taking the vaccine despite the risk associated with the Virus saying the disease has adversely affected the World.

He made these known shortly after taking the vaccine today.

“I wish the World never witnessed such pandemic” Rep. Gagdi posited.

The Federal Lawmaker said as the Member representing his Federal Constituency and Nigeria at the National Assembly, it was incumbent on him to take the vaccine and encourage his Constituents and other Citizens to do same.

“If the President, Vice President, our Governor, myself and others are taking the vaccine, there is nothing wrong with the vaccine as we will not mislead the people” he said.

The Lawmaker said he will continue to accord the needed support the programmes and activities of the State Government as well as attend events whenever he is available.

Earlier the Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong flagged off the COVID-19 vaccination at the New Government House Clinic Little Rayfield Jos.

The Governor, his Wife, Deputy Governor Prof. Sonni Tyoden, Commander Operation Safe Haven Maj. Gen. Dominic Onyemulu, Emir of Kanam HRH Alh. Muhammad Muazu, Plateau State Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, Chairman House Committee on Health Plateau State House of Assembly Hon. Daniel Nanbol Listick and others were vaccinated.

In his remarks, Governor Lalong said the day marks another important milestone in the fight against the Corona Virus Pandemic which has negatively impacted human lives in many ways.
He hinted that the commencement of the administration of the first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine today is a clear progress in tackling the disease in Plateau State.

He said as he promised severally, he is the first to take the vaccine in Plateau State not only because he is the Governor, but because of the need to show example and reassure the citizens that there is nothing to fear about the vaccine.

“I am aware of the conspiracy theories being propagated by some people particularly in the social media aimed at discouraging people from accepting the vaccines”
“Although this is almost a common pattern associated with the introduction of many vaccines in history, there is yet to be any scientific evidence of foul play on the COVID-19 vaccines being introduced” he said.

The Governor assured that the vaccine had been approved by the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization based on global clinical trials involving 23,000 participants.

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Rep. Yusuf Gagdi Urge Citizens to Ignore Purveyors of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories as he Takes Vaccine