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GHS to administer Pfizer vaccine to persons aged 15 and above

Nathasia Nartey — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:44:20 +0000

The Ghana Health Service has revised protocols for the administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The revision includes people between ages 15 and 18 receiving the Pfizer jabs. Previously, the Food and Drugs Authority gave permission for only people aged 18 and above to be inoculated with the vaccine. The Service believes that children in [...]

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Without Covid-19 vaccination card, no entry into events.

Enyonam — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:33:37 +0000

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku MAntey has warned ahead of celebrations next month that people without Covid-19 vaccination will not be allowed entry into events this December. According to the Minister, the government has outlined requirements and guidelines to control and avoid the spread of COVID-19 within the December festivities. [...]

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Government receives 756,000 more doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

myghanadaily — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:35:34 +0000

The government has received 756,000 more doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The delivery on Tuesday evening, the biggest so far, adds to previous ones of 177,600 and 244,800 doses received in August and September 2021 respectively. The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic [...]

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GHS to deploy Covid-19 vaccination teams to churches, mosques etc

Comfort — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:09:56 +0000

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, (GHS) Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says his outfit will deploy teams to churches, mosques, lorry parks and markets to help inoculate the majority of the population and to bring the vaccination closer to the citizens. Speaking at the Minister’s press briefing on Sunday, September 26, 2021, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye [...]

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AstraZeneca vaccine rollout continues today

myghanadaily — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:51:42 +0000

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout will continue today starting with jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This phase of the exercise is open to the general public. “Persons 18 years or older who have never received a vaccine or have received only one dose of AstraZeneca are to participate in this exercise,” the Ghana Health Service said [...]

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Ghana takes delivery of additional Johnson & Johnson vaccines

myghanadaily — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:58:00 +0000

The Government of Ghana has received 244,800 additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The country got the vaccines through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) mechanism established by the African Union (AU) and supported by the World Bank on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Senior Specialist of Communications & Events at Afreximbank, Ama Amoah, [...]

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots to be administered from today

myghanadaily — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:19:27 +0000

The Ghana Health Service is expected to begin giving out jabs of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 virus in the Greater Accra Region today, Friday, August 13, 2021. Vaccine shots in other coronavirus hotspots such as the Ashanti Region will begin on Monday, August 16, 2021. “We are hopeful that at least [...]

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Sputnik V: Agyemang Manu must resign; Other culprits must be punished – OccupyGhana

Enyonam — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:57:05 +0000

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has joined growing calls for the resignation or dismissal of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, following the controversial Sputnik V vaccine procurement contract. In a statement, OccupyGhana said if the Minister does not resign on his own accord then he must be sacked by the President adding that Ghanaians need to [...]

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Ghana receives 177,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

myghanadaily — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:16:35 +0000

The government has taken delivery of 177,600 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. That brings to 1,515,450 the total number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country has received. Procurement of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was done under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), a purchasing facility instituted by the [...]

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Ghana Health Service takes delivery of storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccines

myghanadaily — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:29:11 +0000

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has taken delivery of some cold chain storage facilities to boost the country’s capacity for the storage of COVID-19 vaccines. The storage facilities include 58 ultra-low temperature vaccine freezers, 50 regular vaccine fridges, 3000 Ice pack freezers, and 300 cold boxes. The new storage facilities will help store vaccines that [...]

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