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NIGERIA’S YEMI ALADE NAMED AFRICA’S COVID 19 AMBASSADOR

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Ekeomah Atuonwu

Yemi Alade, a Nigerian singer, songwriter, musician, and actor, has been named Africa’s spokesperson for COVID 19.

She also affirmed this on her twitter page below:

In a campaign dubbed It’s Up to Us, the multi-award-winning African star is entrusted with urging Africans to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Mastercard are leading the campaign.

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In the tweet, Alade said she is excited to join the Africa CDC, Mastercard and thousands of Africans to stop the spread of coronavirus “one shot at a time”.

In 2020, Yemi was made Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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According to the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, just 12.33 percent of the continent’s population is fully vaccinated, with only 0.91 percent receiving their booster dose.

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