Akufo-Addo’s 25th Address On Measures Against Covid-19
President Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation on measures his administration has put in place so far to fight Covid-19.
It may be recalled that in his 24th address he announced the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility into the country.
In his 25th address today, President Akufo-Addo said the second vaccine rollout will commence on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
“I’m happy to announce that beginning Wednesday 19th of May, to Wednesday 26th May, the deployment of the 2nd dose of vaccines will take place across the designated vaccination centers in the 43 districts approximately 12 weeks after the first jab, as the science prescribes” he indicated.
According to him, “we are expecting an additional 300,000 doses of Sputnik 5 vaccines which have already been approved by the food and drugs authority to arrive in the country. As when we make progress in the acquisition of vaccines, the Health and Information Ministries will make this known to the public”
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