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Chiefs to Ghanaians: Go for COVID-19 vaccination

The National House of Chiefs appeals to the general public to make themselves available for the COVID-19 vaccination

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  • "On the issue of COVID-19, Naanom are grateful to and commend government for its rapid response in ensuring the availability of vaccines in the country. We strongly appeal to everybody to avail themselves for the upcoming immunisation exercise while observing and practicing the protocols as recommended by health experts to curb the spread of the virus."

The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has advised the general public to ensure they get vaccinated against COVID-19 disease when the programme kicks off 2 March.

A statement issued by the NHC and signed by its president Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II commended government for working hard to secure COVID-19 vaccines for immunisation in the country.

“On the issue of COVID-19, Naanom are grateful to and commend government for its rapid response in ensuring the availability of vaccines in the country. We strongly appeal to everybody to avail themselves for the upcoming immunisation exercise while observing and practicing the protocols as recommended by health experts to curb the spread of the virus,” the statement noted.

Vaccination

PresidentĀ Nana Akufo-AddoĀ and his vice-presidentĀ Dr Mahamudu BawumiaĀ on Monday (1 March 2021) got vaccinated against the deadlyĀ COVID-19Ā disease.

Akufo-Addo and his wife Rebecca received their jabs at the 37 Military Hospital before Bawumia and his spouse Samira went through the inoculation at the Police Hospital in Accra.

ā€œWeā€™ve all had a very difficult time since last year. Fortunately, scientists in the world have now found what could be a permanent antidote to what I call pestilence that has affected all of our lives. It is important that I set the example that this vaccine is safe by being the first to have it so that every body in Ghana will feel comfortable about taking this vaccine,ā€ Akufo-Addo stated before receiving the vaccine.

Roll out plan

Ghana is the first country in the world to take delivery of vaccines under the COVAX facility. President Akufo-Addo said Group 1 is categorized as ā€œpersons most at risk and frontline State officialsā€.

This includes healthcare workers, frontline security personnel, persons with underlying medical conditions, persons 60 years and above, and frontline members of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.

Group 2 is made up of other essential service providers and the rest of the security agencies.

It includes water and electricity supply services, teachers and students, supply and distribution of fuels, farmers and food value chain, telecommunications services, air traffic and civil aviation control services, meteorological services, air transport services and waste management services.

The second category also includes the media, public and private commercial transport services, the Police Service, Armed Forces, Prisons Service, Immigration Service, National Fire Service, CEPS Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and other members of the Executive, Judiciary, and Legislature.

Group 3 consists of the rest of the general public, that is all persons over 18 years, except for pregnant women.

Group 4, which the final group includes pregnant mothers and persons under the age of 18, and they will be vaccinated when an appropriate vaccine, hopefully, is found, or when enough safety data on the present vaccines are available. Special arrangements will be made for persons with disabilities who fall within these groups.

From Tuesday 2 March to Monday 15 March 2021, the Ghana Health Service will begin the deployment of 600,000 AstraZeneca vaccines.

The exercise is expected to be conducted in 43 districts, which are the epi-centres of the pandemic in the country.

They are 25 districts in Greater Accra, 16 in Ashanti and two in the Central Region.

Fred DzakpataĀ 

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