Ghana gets 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from UK government
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Ghana has taken delivery of another 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from the UK government.
The vaccines, which were delivered on Wednesday [August 18, 2021] through the COVAX facility, was received at the Kotoka International Airport by a Deputy Minister of Health, Tina Mensah, a Representative of the UK High Commission, Mr. John Whittle & the UNICEF Representative and other partners.
UNICEF said the donation is to “support the ongoing vaccination campaign.”
The vaccines will be transported to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for storage and subsequent use.
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The arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine comes to give a major boost to Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, which slowed down for about two months.
AstraZeneca was the first vaccine to arrive in Ghana earlier this year when the country heightened its efforts to beat COVID-19.
Out of the about 800,000 people to have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca, nearly half of the number is yet to get the second jab.
By: Citinewsroom
