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COVID-19 second doses arrive in Accra Friday

May 6, 2021 After weeks of apprehension over the fate of Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the exercise looks set to resume soon. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 350,000 doses...

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May 6, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana to receive 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

April 29, 2021 Ghana is expected to receive another consignment of over 200,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in May this year. The UNICEF’s Regional Advisor for Health Systems...

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April 29, 2021 / Comments (0)

Moderna vaccine rolled out in England as country hits target

April 14, 2021 Moderna’s vaccine has started being rolled out in England as Britain has hit its jab target. The vaccine, which is the third one to be approved by the regulator in Britain, started...

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April 14, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana on course to procure 42 million more COVID-19 vaccines – Akufo-Addo

March 30, 2021 The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that the government is on course to purchase some 42 million additional COVID-19 doses by close of the year. He says talks are far...

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March 30, 2021 / Comments (0)

AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective — EU agency

March 19, 2021 A review by the EU’s medicines regulator has concluded the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is “safe and effective”, and its benefits outweigh the risks. The European...

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March 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

No reports of blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana – FDA

March 17, 2021 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says there has not been any record of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana. According to the Authority, although it has...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Africa CDC reviewing guidance on AstraZeneca vaccines amid safety concerns

March 17, 2021 The Africa Centres for Disease Control is reviewing its guidance on a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford after several European nations suspended...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

No evidence of AstraZeneca vaccine problems — WHO

March 17, 2021 The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that incidents involving blood clots are caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the WHO said it was reviewing...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Only Ministry of Health can import COVID-19 vaccines – FDA reiterates after seizure of fake vaccines in South Africa

March 10, 2021 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reiterated that COVID-19 vaccines can only be imported into the country by the Ministry of Health. The FDA in an alert issued today cautioned the...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

Government to receive extra two million COVID-19 vaccines by May

March 10, 2021 Ghana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)