The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has distanced itself from a group of physicians who are campaigning against obligatory COVID-19 vaccination in the country.
The GMA said in a statement that the physicians’ opinion was faulty and “based on skewed data.”
The Concerned Ghanaian Doctors petitioned President Akufo-Addo not to require COVID-19 vaccination in public and private institutions.
This comes as the Ministry of Health has suggested that if vaccination rates do not increase, Ghana may be obliged to implement obligatory immunization.
However, the GMA claims that the petition’s substance “does not in any way reflect the situation of COVID-19 in Ghana.”
It said the petition was “misleading, unfortunate, and not based on available local and international scientific data.”
“Data available to the GMA supports the efficacy and safety of all the COVID-19 vaccines currently registered and in use in Ghana.”
“The evidence that the vaccines reduce the incidence of critical illness, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and deaths globally and in Ghana is undisputed,” the statement added.
Currently, there are 10,889 active cases of the virus in Ghana, with 1,336 fatalities.
Since March 2020, 152,243 cases have been identified in the nation.
Ghana’s vaccination efforts have resulted in 2.9 million of the country’s 30 million people being completely vaccinated, with 6.6 people receiving at least one dose of the vaccine.
The government designated December 2021 as Vaccination Month in response to rising worries over vaccine reluctance among Ghana’s population.
This has been accompanied by vaccine regulations, such as the need for all visitors to get vaccinated upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport before being allowed to enter the country.
This has coincided with the growth of anti-vaccine organizations highlighting the possibility of deadly side responses.
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SOURCE: CITINEWS
