Coronavirus vaccine will boost body immunity after two weeks of first vaccine

General news for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Source: GNA

03/03/2021

Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, director of public health at Ghana Health Service (GHS), said people vaccinated with the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will begin to develop immunity to the coronavirus two weeks after taking the first vaccine .

He said that even after the first dose, it is possible for people exposed to severe coronavirus to still be infected, hence the need for everyone to observe social distancing, wear a nasal mask, d ” use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and wash your hands with soap. under running water frequently.

“It takes a while for the antibodies to start to develop, and you can be infected if you are exposed to high doses of the virus, even after vaccination, which is why it is important that everyone adhere to safety protocols. even after the vaccination, “he said.

Dr Asiedu-Bekoe told the Ghanaian News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Accra that the country will receive more doses of the vaccine in the next three weeks.

He explained that after the first dose, individuals should wait between eight and 12 weeks before taking the second dose.

He said the government was exploring and still considering ways to access Russia’s reserved Sputnik V CODIV-19 vaccine for Ghana at a cost of $ 10 per dose.

Some possible and common reactions identified after taking a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine are dizziness, decreased appetite, abdominal pain and enlarged lymph nodes, excessive sweating, itchy skin or rash.

Meanwhile, new data, submitted by Public Health England (PHE), shows that Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are very effective in reducing COVID-19 infections in people aged 70 and over.

Ghana today launched a mass vaccination exercise for its people to stop the spread of coronavirus infections.

Front-line health workers, adults aged 60 and over, people with highlighted health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, cancer, front-line security personnel, Frontline government officials, the media, and all frontline workers in the formal sector are the primary groups of people for mass immunization.