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Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Dacosta Aboagye has reminded Ghanaians to continue to play their part in the fight against the deadly new coronavirus as the country is still at war with the pandemic.

“We are still at war with the deadly Covid-19 because the virus is still with us; it is not yet gone. We all have to realise that we have a responsibility when it comes to the fight against Covid-19,” he reminded.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Dr Dacosta Aboagye disclosed the danger portrayed by many Ghanaians as they were not wearing nose masks when they were in the queue for the mass vaccination.

“Even when we were doing the vaccination exercise, many people were not wearing their nose masks . . . ”, he cautioned.

He, however, encouraged Ghanaians to continue to wear the nose mask and adhere to the safety protocols after taking the Covid-19 vaccines until the country reaches the point where it will be announced for everyone to take it off.

“We are pleading with everyone that the safety protocols are very necessary. The vaccination is good; it is helpful but we should not throw away the safety protocols. We should continue to wear our nose masks, continue to engage in social distancing and continue to wash our hands under running water as well as use alcohol-based hand sanitiser when we step out because the measures will help us,” he advised.

Touching on the locally produced Covid-19 vaccines, Dr Dacosta Aboagye hinted that President Akufo-Addo has charged a team led by Professor Frimpong Boateng to discuss how the likes of the Herbal industry with assistance from the FDA can produce some of the vaccines locally.

“The President has indicated that a team led by Professor Frimpong Boateng has been charged to discuss how we can produce some of the vaccines locally. The herbal industry with the assistance from the FDA is also working to come up with a vaccine but in the meantime, what will help us as a country is to continue to adhere to the safety protocols because this is the time we need the nose masks and other safety measures while we wait for our people to produce some of the vaccines locally," he disclosed.