By Mary Aziz Tunde
More than 900,000 eligible people are yet to take their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine with most people assigning flimsy excuses based on myths and misconceptions for not doing so.
Others who have also taken the first dose are unwilling to take the second dose for various reasons.
It is against this backdrop that the Western Regional Public Health Division of the Ghana Health Service has rolled out a week’s National Immunization Days, NID, campaign, “operation 200,000 vaccination in 7days”, to reach out to the people from house to house, work places, shops as well as hard -to-reach areas at no charge.
Addressing a press conference on the ongoing exercise, Western Regional Deputy Director of the Public Health Division of Ghana Health Service, Dr Gifty Amugi expressed optimism that the exercise will yield the needed results as reaching out and engaging with the people, makes room for deliberations which clears their mindset to some falsified information about vaccines.
“The campaign is also in line with the region’s medium-term goal of getting 70 percent of eligible population fully vaccinated”.
According to Dr. Amugi, it is normal to experience side effects including headaches and bodily pains and weakness after vaccinations. “They are normal signs that the body is building protection against the virus”. She reiterated that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe everyone including pregnant women who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination.
Dr. Amugi implored eligible persons yet to get vaccinated to take advantage of the NID, campaign whereas people who have been fully vaccinated for a period of three months and more to get the booster shots to enhance their immunity.
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