Government to administer covid-19 booster jabs in the country- Nsiah Asare
The Presidential Advisor on heath, Dr. Nsiah Asare, has indicated that the government is considering administering Covid -19 booster jabs in the country.
The booster jab is to help improve upon the protection of the first two doses of the vaccine that were administered. The jab is to be administered to targeted groups in the country to lessen the fatality rate of the covid pandemic.
Dr. Asare made the assertion during an interview on Thursday 23 December, 2021.
“We are doing a lot of work in our research…genome sequencing is going on and we know that the majority of strains in the country is now turning to be Omicron and that is the nature of omicron. The most important thing we are doing is to rump up our vaccination so that a lot of people could be vaccinated and we have few people who are vulnerable in our society, ” he said.
“We also considering and thinking of giving the vulnerable people and people who are at the forefront of the fight a booster dose, this is still under consideration.”“So that we don’t have a lot of fatalities during this period, but the most important thing is that we are now moving into the festivities, the virus moves where people are and we are now advising everybody that if you want to have an event, it should be done outdoor,” he stated.
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At least 321 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) pushing the country’s active cases to 3,165.
The death toll hits 1,269 after four additional fatalities were recorded across the country, an update on the GHS COVID-19 dashboard reveals.
As of 18 December 2021, Ghana’s total confirmed cases stand at 134,555. Currently, health officials have recorded 129,921 recoveries.
So far, 24 persons are in severe condition with no critical case, according to the GHS.
Cases detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are 3,857 with 3,282 recoveries.
Breakdown of regional cases
Greater Accra Region – 72,687
Ashanti Region – 20,887
Western Region – 7,551
Eastern Region – 6,617
Volta Region – 5,425
Central Region – 4,862
Bono East Region – 2,558
Bono Region – 2,126
Northern Region – 1,767
Upper East Region – 1,495
Ahafo Region – 1,060
Western North Region – 1,006
Oti Region – 848
Upper West Region – 743
North East Region – 283
Savannah Region – 262
