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Regional news for Saturday, February 27, 2021
Source: GNA
2021-02-27
Ghana became the first African country to receive the Covid vaccine
Ms. Lydia Tsotsoo Odai-Tettey, National Coordinator, Rescue Volunteers, a non-governmental organization, urged Ghanaians to trust the government for the best vaccine in the fight against COVID-19.
She said the government would in no way go for a vaccine that destroys Ghanaians, adding that before vaccines go through vigorous forms of testing and consultation before being approved.
She was speaking at the climax of the first phase of the national COVID-19 awareness campaign of rescue volunteers at the Accra Art Center organized by the Center for National Culture (CNC), Greater Accra under the auspices of the National Culture Commission (NCC) on Friday.
She said that as citizens wait their turn to take the vaccine, they should follow all protocols to stay protected from the virus.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, she said the organization will focus in the second phase of its awareness campaign in schools and campuses to raise awareness among pupils and students.
She said it would help transfer education to families and communities across the country, “children can easily educate their peers and also incite their parents when they ignore protocols.
She said that during the first phase, volunteers donated 2,100 nasal masks and 250 pocket hand sanitizers to traders at Kpone market and Dodowa market, 120 bottles of hand sanitizer, 500 masks nasals and 100 branded COVID-19 t-shirts. have been distributed.
“Today we donated 150 branded T-shirts, 2,000 pieces of nasal mask and 450 bottles of hand sanitizer to help attendees and traders at the Arts Center market protect themselves from the virus.” , she said.
Ghana would start its immunization campaign on March 2 and be carried out in stages among priority groups, starting with health workers, adults 60 years and older, people with underlying health conditions, managers of front line, the legislature, justice and their associated staff.
The country received on Wednesday February 24, 2021 600,000 Coveshield AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines delivered by UNICEF to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, which were part of the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines that COVAX is sending to countries in low and middle income.
Ghana is one of 92 countries that have joined the COVAX program.
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