[ 2021-02-22 ]

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive today
Ghana is expected to take delivery of its first
batch of COVID-19 vaccines later today, according
to the Minister for Information-designate, Kojo
Oppong Nkrumah.

In brief comments at the Conference and Donor
Presentation for the Sustainable Development of
Yendi Municipal Hospital on Sunday, he noted that
he was at the programme “though I have another
engagement on our COVID-19 vaccines that are
arriving early [Monday] morning.”

The Food and Drugs Authority has approved the
AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines for use in
Ghana.

The government has also considered Moderna, Pfizer
and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

The government has already indicated that it had
plans to purchase 350,000 doses of the AstraZeneca
by the end of February.

The vaccine rollout has been earmarked for between
March and October.

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah earlier confirmed that some
government officials will be taking the vaccine
publicly as a way of instilling confidence in the
process.

There will also be public sensitisation campaigns
by the Local Government Service, Ministry of
Health, Ghana Health Service, National Commission
for Civic Education and Information Services
Department to educate the public on the
vaccination.

The Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western regions
will receive priority in the rollout because of
the prevalence of infection in these areas,
according to the Ghana Health Service.

Ghana has had 80,253 cases of the virus and 577
deaths.

The country currently has 6,658 active cases of
infection, according to the latest update from the
Ghana Health Service.

Source - Citinewsroom

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