Akufo-Addo , others to be vaccinated on live tv

President Akufo-Addo and some prominent officials will today take jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine on live Television in public in order to ward of any fear,anxiety and doubt over the vaccines.

President Akufo-Addo whiles addressing the nation on Sunday 28th Feb 2021 reiterated the safety of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

“As your President, I want to assure you that the vaccine is safe. That is why tomorrow, on Monday, 1st March, ahead of the commencement of the vaccination programme on Tuesday, 2nd March, my wife the First Lady, the Vice President, his wife the Second Lady, and I will take the vaccine publicly at two (2) health facilities in Accra,” he said.

“I have gone on record as saying that no vaccine will be deployed in the country for use without the express certification of the FDA”. He added: “Our domestic regulatory agency, FDA, one of the most reputable in Africa and in the world, has certified the safe use of the vaccine”.

Key public officials such as the Speaker and Members of Parliament, the Chief Justice and Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, Chairperson and Members of the Council of State, the Chief of Staff and senior officials at the Office of the President, and prominent personalities like some Eminent Clergy, the National Chief Imam, the Asantehene, the Ga Mantse, and some media practitioners will also, on Tuesday, take the jab publicly.

Ghana is expected to roll out its worldwide vaccination programme on Tuesday, March 2, after receiving an initial 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

The consignment is part of an initial tranche of 2.4million vaccines manufactured and licensed by the Serum Institute of India (Coviahield).

The vaccines were acquired through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX).

But several African countries have embraced the vaccine with South Africa rolling out its vaccination programme in February