The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has advised Ghanaians to ignore rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
Addressing the nation, on Sunday, February 28, he cautioned Ghanaians to ignore theories such as the vaccine having the tendency to alter one’s DNA and also causing infertility in people, or
“Fellow Ghanaians, I know there are still some who continue to express doubts about the vaccine, others have expressed reservations about its efficacy, with some taking sides with conspiracy theorists who believe the vaccine has been created to wipe out the African race….Taking the vaccine will not alter your DNA, it will not embed a tracking device in your body, neither will it cause infertility in women or in men. As your President, I want to assure you that the vaccine is safe.”
He added that the FDA has already certified the safety and the use of the vaccine. “This is far from the truth. Our domestic regulatory agency, FDA, one of the most reputable in Africa and in the world, has certified the safe use of the vaccine. It will not do so if it had any reservations about the safety of the vaccine, and 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 assured Ghanaians that to prove the safety of the vaccine, he and his wife, the Vice President and second lady among other dignitaries would take the vaccine. “As your President, I want to assure you that the vaccine is safe. That is why tomorrow, on Monday, March 1, ahead of the commencement of the vaccination program on Tuesday, March 2, my wife the First Lady, the Vice President, his wife the Second Lady, and I will take the vaccine publicly at two health facilities in Accra.”
On Wednesday, February 24, some 600,00 doses, as part of the first consignment of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the country.
Source: Myghanadaily.com
