The United Kingdom UK has officially announced that it will ease Covid-19 travel rules for Nigerians and some other nationals.
This was disclosed by the British high commission in Nigeria. The commission last weekend says that travelers from Nigeria and other countries are having difficult times when traveling due to Covid-19 rules.
The UK high commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing disclosed that “there will be a single red list of countries and territories where stricter rules apply, and there will also be a “rest of the world” list, with simplified travel measures, the “rest of the world” list will include countries currently on the UK’s amber list, such as Nigeria.”
“Some Nigerians had lamented frustrating COVID-19 rules when leaving for the United Kingdom, with many complaining that the vaccines administered to them in Nigeria were not recognized.”
“That reports suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines administered in Nigeria are not approved by the UK are untrue.”
“The UK recognizes the Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson’s and Johnson’s vaccines used in Nigeria, irrespective of where they are manufactured,” Laing stated.
Meanwhile, the executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, has revealed that “Nigerian officials “are in talks with the UK government’ over the issues. All the vaccines administered in Nigeria were recognized by the UK and stated that the UK had three classifications for vaccination by countries – green, amber, and red – of which Nigeria is on the amber list.
Laing stressed that “the UK government is committed to opening up international travel while using its COVID-19 vaccination certification process to enable those wishing to enter the UK to do so safely.”
“We know this matters hugely to many people in the UK and Nigeria – the extensive people-people ties between our two countries are at the heart of our bilateral relationship, travel rules are kept under regular review and people planning to travel to the UK should regularly check the latest information and requirements as set out on the www.gov.uk.”
“The UK is committed to global access to vaccines, and is among the largest funders to COVAX, noting that the UK has donated 1.2 million vaccines specifically to Nigeria through COVAX and will continue to provide support.
Liang added that “The UK strongly supports the work of the Nigerian health authorities and Nigeria’s vaccination campaign, and strongly encourages all eligible residents in Nigeria to get vaccinated. Only once we are all vaccinated we can end the spread of COVID-19.”
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