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The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to open up international travel and is using its COVID-19 vaccine certification process to allow anyone wishing to enter the UK to do so safely.
The British High Commission in Accra, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said: “The UK is committed to ensuring global access to vaccines, we are among the biggest donors of COVAX funds and, with our strong support, COVAX has already delivered millions of vaccines around the world, including Ghana. ”
He said that in June, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to share an additional 100 million jabs with the rest of the world, of which 249,600 arrived in Ghana in August.
“We applaud Ghana’s vaccination campaign and continue to encourage all residents of Ghana to get vaccinated as soon as they are informed that they are eligible by the Ghana Health Service,” he said, adding that It is only when we are all vaccinated that we can stop the spread. of COVID-19. ”
He said claims that COVID-19 vaccines given in Ghana have not been approved by the UK are false.
The UK has declared the Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana, regardless of where they are manufactured, to be the same as those given in the UK.
He said high vaccine coverage would open the door to a new economic recovery, international travel and allow the UK and Ghana to build back better.
“We understand that there has been some frustration that the new UK travel rules, coming into effect on October 4, will continue to require people traveling to the UK from Ghana to self-isolate. despite having received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines recognized in Ghana, “the statement said.
He noted that following a pilot project with the United States and the European Union, the United Kingdom was working to recognize vaccine certificates from other countries as part of a progressive review of numerous COVID-19 vaccine certificates issued around the world.
“This includes the recognition of Ghana’s vaccine certificate, and in the spirit of our long-term partnership, we are working with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health to ensure this happens as quickly as possible.”
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