{"id":16634,"date":"2021-04-02T16:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T15:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=16634"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T15:01:52","slug":"can-urges-kogi-people-to-take-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/02\/can-urges-kogi-people-to-take-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN urges Kogi people to take COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAN chairman in Kogi, Bishop John Ibenu, on Friday urged people in the state to accept and take the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it is safe.<\/p>\n<p>Ibenu gave the advice in Lokoja when officials of Kogi State Ministry of Health and Kogi Primary Health Care Development Agency paid him an advocacy visit preparatory to receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/02\/covid-19-vaccine-not-needed-for-ramadan-umrah-pilgrims-says-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 vaccines<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said a stakeholder meeting between CAN National President, His Eminence Dr Ayokunle Samson, the Minister of Health, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, NAFDAC and others came to the conclusion that COVID-19 is real.<\/p>\n<p>He said the meeting also concluded that it was safe to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe listened to many presentations by professionals and we carried out our own investigation and concluded that the vaccine is beneficial to mankind and that everyone should accept it.<\/p>\n<p>He assured Nigerians that CAN would be the number one body to stand against anything that could harm anyone.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that it was against the international standard and health practice to introduce anything that would be harmful to humanity, saying, \u201cCAN will never be part of anything that will be harmful to humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID-19 vaccine is safe; there is no trick in it; please let us not be left behind.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ibenu noted that it was not compulsory to take the vaccine and that those who did not want it could stay away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is for the benefit of humanity and we certify it to be okay for everybody,\u2019\u2019 he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric thanked Kogi State government under the leadership of Gov. 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