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Health News for Sunday March 7, 2021
Source: Daily mail
03/07/2021
Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs receive vaccine
On Friday March 5, Ghana received 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India, the second vaccine it has received to date.
Already 600,000 doses of Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccines have been delivered under the COVAX platform.
A mass vaccination exercise began as the country raced against time to fight the pandemic since it erupted on March 12.
During a ceremony organized to welcome this batch of vaccines at Kotoka International Airport.
Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said this donation “is certainly remarkable support for our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the very cordial and fraternal relationship between Ghana and India”.
“In addition, it underscores the mutual commitment of our two governments to work in solidarity and in partnership to address common challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic,” she added.
The minister further assured that the government is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to acquire at least 20 million doses of COVID-19 B vaccines to effectively inoculate the population ”.
Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and some health officials were also present at the ceremony.
More than 30,000 people have so far participated in the country’s immunization program.
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