Ghanaians now to get 2nd COVID jab after 12 weeks – GHS
Ghana’s health authorities have reviewed the COVID-19 vaccination policy so that those who got their first jab will get the second one after 12 weeks instead of the initial 8 weeks.
So far, some 755,686 people in Ghana have taken their first AstraZeneca jab and are waiting for the second one.
At a press conference in Accra on Sunday, 18 April 2021, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye explained that the first jab has an additional four-week protection period before the second jab, noting that it was 76% effective for 90 days.
“As a Service, we are more concerned about having more people with the first dose”, he said, adding: “There are also bilateral arrangements that will bring in other COVAX vaccines including Johnson and Johnson, which we are expecting in the third quarter of the year”.
He, thus, assured the public that not getting the second job in the eighth week after the first does not mean there is anything wrong.
“We still have a four-week window period and beyond to have it,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 771, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate.
Some 46 new cases were also confirmed.
The active caseload now stands at 1,334 active.
Out of that, 30 are in severe condition and nine in critical condition.
A total of 91,709 cases have been recorded since mid-March 2020.
Of that number, 89,604 have recovered.
Regional breakdown
Greater Accra Region - 50,642
Ashanti Region - 15,445
Western Region - 5,749
Eastern Region - 4,157
Central Region - 3,311
Volta Region - 2,419
Northern Region - 1,651
Bono East Region - 1,423
Bono Region - 1,371
Upper East Region - 1,311
Western North Region - 859
Ahafo Region - 707
Upper West Region - 493
Oti Region - 406
North East Region - 223
Savannah Region - 122
Source: ClassFMonline.com
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