Akufo-Addo Is 1st to Receive COVID-19 vaccine to clear all doubts

A brief ceremony was held today at the Kotoka International Airport to welcome COVID-19 vaccines into the country.

Dr. Nsiah Asare, the Presidential Advisor on Health has mentioned that,the sitting president of Ghana,Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wil be the first Ghanaian to receive injection of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Presidential Advisor said,that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be first Ghanaian to receive the jab of the COVID-19 vaccines to assure all Ghanaians that the vaccines are safe.

Speaking to TV3 Dr. Nsiah Asare said,
“President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated. This is to assure Ghanaians that the vaccine are safe and any other reactions like headache, dizziness, or pains are all usual with every vaccination”.

Dr. Nsiah Asare also encouraged Ghanaians to avail themselves so everyone can receive the vaccine.

“We encourage everyone to avail themselves for the vaccine. It is safe and we want other Ghanaian abroad to also put out their videos to encourage others in Ghana”.

However, Dr. Nisiah Asare indicated that the government intends to introduce apps and call centers for booking and monitoring of the exercise.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah the Information Minister-designate has also said that the vaccines will be deployed to the various health facilities on March 2.

A statement from the Information Ministry aid “The first segment of the population that will receive from the 600,000 doses will be health workers, adults 60 years and over, people with underlying health conditions, frontline executive, legislature, judiciary and their related staff, frontline security personnel, some religious leaders, essential workers, teachers and other personalities in Greater Accra Metro including Awutu Senya West and Awutu Senya East in the Central Region.

“A similar segmented population in the Greater Kumasi Metro and Obuasi municipality will also be covered.”