Ghana Receives First Consignment of Covid 19 Vaccine.

The Government of Ghana has received 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines made by the serum institute of india.

This, according to the ministry of information is the fist consignment of vaccines acquired through the Covid 19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) which Ghana is among the 92 countries signed unto.

In a statement sighted by PLAN B FM, it disclosed that Covid 19 vaccination will be conducted in phases among segmented population.

“The first segment of the population that will receive from the 600000 doses will be health workers, adults 60 year and over, people with underlying health conditions, frontline executives legislature, judiciary and their related staff, frontline security personnel, some religious leaders, essential workers, teachers and other personalities in Greater Accra”, the statement read.

The ministry also pointed out that from 2nd March, 2021, vaccines will be deployed in health facilities and designated centers in specific geographical regions.

“The Government of Ghana remains resolute at ensuring the welfare of all Ghanaians and is making frantic efforts to acquire adequate vaccines to cover the entire population through bilateral and multi lateral agencies”, it added.

Urging the general public to get vaccinated when the vaccine gets to them, the ministry then acknowledge the hard work of the technical teams from the Ghana health service, the ministry of health, ministry of information, the Covid 19 task force and all institutions who have assisted in getting the country this far.