COVID-19: How campaign boosts vaccination
By Adedotun Aderoboye
The recent surge in numbers of people getting vaccinated against Covid-19 virus in Ondo West Local Government area of Ondo state has been attributed to the aggressive campaigns at the local government area.
This was made known by the Local Immunization Officer, Mrs. Folasade Akinnubi in an interview with The Hope in Ondo
She praised the state government under the leadership of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for pushing to make sure that people were vaccinated against Covid-19.
She said, “We get regular funding for the exercise from the state government. Since we started the mass vaccination campaigns, more institutions in the community have been involved in the programme to make it accessible to people.
In the past, we had seven health facilities which have been increased to nineteen.
“We have mass vaccination campaign at Moferere market, Sabo market and Akure motor park everyday. We also have two outreach teams moving around the community everyday. So, with this strategy, we are able to vaccinate large number of people within short period of time.”
Mrs. Akinnubi added that the mass vaccination campaigns have given the health officials ample opportunities to meet with residents who were not willing to take the Covid-19 vaccines and have been able to convince many to take the jabs .
She said, “Our officials in the mass vaccination campaigns and outreach teams are also giving the responsibility of talking to people who may have decided not to get the vaccines because of false information. They talk to them about the benefits of having the vaccines and many people are changing their views because of this.”
Mrs. Akinnubi encouraged residents of the local government to stop listening to mischievous messages that the vaccines was not safe.
Her words, “For the sake of our own health, it is better that we receive COVID-19 vaccines. With that, we will have the assurance that we have immunity against the virus. Our people need to stop believing that someone or any institution wants to harm them with the vaccines.