The Federal Government has begged Nigerians using fake vaccine manufactured in Kano State for the treatment of coronavirus to desist from the habit.

Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this today in Abuja during the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19.

According to him, now that no vaccine or drug is available, Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention NPI is still the best way to contain the spread of the virus to protect the citizens.

He added that the National Broadcasting Commission NBC will keep doing everything possible to prevent misinformation of the public during these trying times.

His words, “In the absence of vaccine or drugs, Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention NPI remains the most effective way to contain the spread of the disease and protect Nigerians. By the way, you must have heard of the vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called ‘Covid-19 Vaccine’. It is yellow in colour. It is not certified by anybody. Please, do not patronize the hawkers.

“In the meantime, the National Broadcasting Commission NBC has taken steps to prevent misinformation via the broadcast stations by warning them to adhere strictly to the professional ethics of balance and fairness in reporting COVID-19.

“In particular, the Commission has warned the stations against bringing on their programmes ‘panellists’ with agenda to make reckless statements and insinuations”.

“the national rapid response team (RRTs) supporting the COVID-19 response in each affected state and 23 RRTs have been deployed.

“With community transmission, we are doing active case search in communities. This strategy requires more testing kits and diagnostics. Currently, we are assessing additional laboratories for accreditation and will announce more laboratories soon”.