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2021-04-07

[N] As Majority Leader be circumspect with your utterances

2021-03-19

[N] It Is A Blatant Lie That I’ve Declared My Prez Ambition-Agric Minister
[N] House of Chiefs calls for collaboration with MMDCEs for development
[N] Baby Harvesting: More suspects picked
[N] Police pledge commitment to bringing Sheikh Maikano’s murderers to book
[N] Desist from starting race ahead of time - Obiri Boahen to NPP presidential
[N] Gov’t announces construction of five interchanges in Ashanti
[N] Controversial textbooks: NPP urges NaCCA to enforce rules without fear or favour
[N] Staff working on Tamale interchange call off strike
[N] Newly proposed taxes a huge hindrance to businesses’ recovery
[N] Government can’t take a unilateral decision on salaries for public workers
[N] Ghana records 2 new Covid-19 variants; experts call for immediate action

2021-03-17

[N] Ghana records 698 COVID-19 deaths
[N] NDC’s Ofosu Ampofo behaves like a toddler – Allotey Jacobs
[N] Ama Benyiwaa Doe slams Allotey Jacobs; says he has no influence
[N] Approving Akufo-Addo’s ministers ‘regrettable and unfortunate’ – NDC caucus
[N] Eastern Regional Hospital detains 246 patients for non-settlement of bills
[N] COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana: 1,000 reports received on adverse effects
[N] Ignore reports of rift between local, foreign staff at AfCFTA secretariat – Govt
[N] Remain calm, support our leadership in Parliament – NDC Council of Elders
[N] Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
[N] 9-year-old boy burnt to death as stepfather sets house ablaze

2021-03-16

[N] COVID-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine – WHO
[N] Publisher, Badu Nkansah, apologises for ‘offensive Ewe’ textbooks
[N] Parliament’s Volta Caucus condemns ethnocentric publication in history book
[N] Ghanaians to pay tax for Covid-19 ‘free water’ enjoyed to fill economic gap

2021-03-15

[N] NaCCA orders withdrawal of unapproved textbooks
[N] Brain tumor patient appeals for GH¢ 30,000.00 for surgery
[N] AIMS Forum to mark International Mathematics Day
[N] Tema Sewer System: Ambitious project to address predicament
[N] A 21-year-old man stabbed to death at Effia
[N] Estate developers laud government’s decision to aid rent advance payments
[N] Let’s prioritize STEM; It’s the new niche for education policy – Ntim Fordjour
[N] 12 new deaths push toll 679; active cases now 3,994
[N] Over 400,000 Ghanaians vaccinated so far – Oppong Nkrumah
[N] Prof Allotey’s 9 Aug birthday must be made National Maths Day – Prince Armah
[N] Telecom workers to embark on strike from today
[N] NDC won the 2020 election hands down – Hannah Bissiw claims
[N] Asiedu Nketia should be NDC running mate for NDC victory 2024 – Atubiga
[N] Rawlings kept over 20 wild dogs at his Ridge Residence alone – Hannah Bissiw
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General News

[ 2021-02-28 ]

Residents of Ho peddle conspiracy theories against COVID-19 vaccine
Residents of Ho Municipality have expressed
resentment about the deployment of the COVID-19
vaccines that arrived in the country for fear of
side effects and conspiracy theories of
depopulating the black race.








They raised religious concerns and the possibility
of the vaccine altering their DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) among others.

Mr Setriakor Gagakuma, Ho Municipal Officer,
National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE)
embarked on a campaign to demystify the conspiracy
theories built against the COVID-19 vaccine.

The campaign took place at the main central
market, the various lorry stations and some
communities.

He explained to the various audiences that the
conspiracies were untrue and when stretched on the
tape of empirical and scientific truths would not
stand the test of time.

The Municipal Director after allaying the fears of
the populace, encouraged the groups not to be wary
of adhering to the safety protocols saying "it's
our best bet till a permanent cure is formulated
for the disease."

He said in spite of the arrival of the vaccines,
the best remedy still stood in the name of masking
and social distancing as any reckless lifestyle
could jeopardise the efforts at curbing the spread
of the virus.

Professor Fred Newton Binka, Epidemiologist and
Public Health Physician said the theories were not
based on empirical facts and should be debunked.




He explained that the vaccines could not alter
DNAs saying the vaccines communicated with the
immune cells to produce proteins to attack the
virus and also to kill them.

The former Vice Chancellor of the University of
Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) said side
effects were the same as other vaccines children
take, pain and swelling at the site, headache and
nausea, diarrhoea, weakness of the body, which
sometimes lasted for a maximum three days, were
normal features.

"As for the sterility issue, it is unthinkable
nonsense."

The Government of Ghana took delivery of 600,000
AstraZeneca doses of COVID-19 vaccines and set to
deploy the doses to health facilities and
designated centres from March 2 for vaccination

Source - GNA



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