COVID-19 update: 20 million Ghanaians to be vaccinated by end of 2021

20 Million Ghanaians to be vaccinated by end of 2021

In the wake of the fast transmitting Covi-19 Delta Variant, the government of Ghana has targeted 20 million Ghana’s to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before the end of 2021.

The projection was made by President Nana Akufo Addo when he gave the 26h update on measures taken by the government to deal with the coronavirus in Ghana.

He reiterated the Government’s commitment to vaccinating over twenty million Ghanaians by the end of this year. This decision is part of measures to fighting the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country.

He added that, in the face of increasing cases of coronavirus globally, the government is working hard to ensure a larger number of the population is protected through vaccination. Over 1.2 million vaccines have been administered in Ghana with more expected by the close of the year.

“Fellow Ghanaians, Government stands by its commitment to vaccinate twenty million Ghanaians, i.e., the entire adult population, by the end of this year, in spite of the huge global demand for vaccines by countries, and the surge in infections the world over. So far, one million, two hundred and seventy-one thousand, three hundred and ninety-three (1,271,393) vaccine doses have been administered, with eight hundred and sixty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-two (865,422) persons having received a single jab, and four hundred and five thousand, nine hundred and seventy-one (405,971) persons have received their full dose of two (2) jabs.” he said.

During the 26th COVID-19 update, the president disclosed that Ghana is expected to receive 1,000,000 Pfizer vaccines, another 229,670 Pfizer vaccines and some  249,000 AstraZeneca from the United States of America, the African Union, and the United Kingdom respectively.

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So far, a total of 17,000,000 single doses vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, through the African Medicine Supply Platform, is being procured for the nation. This was announced during the 26th COVID-19 update.

20 Million Ghanaians to be vaccinated by end of 2021 if realized will improve gains made by the country since the first two cases of coronavirus were recorded some two years ago.

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“Indications are that, in the course of the third quarter of this year, the availability of vaccines for our country will ramp up. We are expecting, through the COVAX facility, one million Pfizer vaccines from the United States of America, two hundred and twenty-nine thousand, six hundred and seventy (229,670) Pfizer vaccines from the African Union, and two hundred and forty-nine thousand (249,000) AstraZeneca vaccines from the United Kingdom. Government is also in the process of procuring seventeen million (17 million) single dose per person Johnson & Johnson vaccines, through the African Medicine Supply Platform, in this quarter.” He said

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