The Government of Ghana has so far received a total of 5.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to aid in the ongoing fight against the virus in the country.
This was disclosed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) when its officials took delivery of 1.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccines from the US government on Friday, October 8, 2021.
It is yet to be added to the 5.3 million figure.
The donation is in fulfilment of the US government’s promise to the government of Ghana two weeks ago when President Akufo-Addo was in the US.
US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, said the US is leading the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating global vaccine distribution.
She added that the donation will help protect Ghanaians from Covid-19.
The Programmes Manager of the expanded programme on immunization at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kwame Amponsa Achiano disclosed that as of October 7, 2021, Ghana had administered over 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 1.3 million Ghanaians.
He added that the backlog of citizens who were yet to take their second jab is almost done and the agenda to vaccinate 20 million Ghanaians will be achieved.
“We have so far received a total of 5.3 doses of vaccines, and we have done over 2.1 million doses.”
“As it stands now, about 1.3 million Ghanaians have received at least one shot and the exercise is going on well, and we have also started clearing the backlog of persons billed to receive their second shot,” he added.
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