The Presidential Health Advisor, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, says an outreach team has been launched and will be deployed this week along with a vaccination exercise following an allegation being dismissed by the government that the COVID-19 vaccines have been delayed.
He (Dr Nsiah), in a CITI news interview, clarified that the time is still right for the sensitization of the people.
“It is better late than never. There are some things if you start too early, people will tend to forget so even if you start it now, whilst it is the minds of people, it is better than not doing anything at all.”
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He hopes that the media, clergy and other religious figures will help these activities.
“We want church leaders, we want Muslim leaders, we want civil society to join this education and tell the people,” Dr Nsiah-Asare said.
“That is the reason why the President is the first person to be vaccinated followed by the Vice President and then all the other leaders to show Ghanaians that the vaccines are safe.”
President Akufo-Addo and his Vice President Bawumia along with their spouses will be the first persons to benefit from the 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Ghana procured. They will later today Monday, 1st March 2021 take their shots at the 37 Military Hospital.
According to former deputy Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, a manual providing additional details on the coronavirus vaccine in Ghana is being produced by the Information Ministry to intensify public education in the coming days.
To relieve public fears regarding vaccinations, the government has declared that the Local Government Service, Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, National Commission for Civic Education, and Information Services Department will undertake ongoing public awareness campaigns.
Source: ATLFMNEWSROOM
