Tag Archives: VACCINE

COVID-19: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and South Africa – BBC Reports

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of fake Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests according to Interpol says. In China, 80 people were arrested at a factory allegedly making fake vaccine, where at least 3,000 doses of their fake vaccine were found.   3 …

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LIVESTREAMING: Vice President Bawumia and wife Samira take coronavirus vaccine

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and wife Samira are next to take the jab of the Coronavirus vaccine. The couple are set to take the shot of the AstraZeneca at the Police Hospital after the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and spouse Rebecca took the lead earlier in the day …

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Macron, Merkel, other World leaders reject AstraZeneca vaccine as Akufo-Addo receives his jab today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to receive his jab of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine on today March 1, 2021 despite the fears raised by some world leaders about its efficacy coupled with their age. Ghana last week became the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo takes first jab of Coronavirus vaccine

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to honour his promise of being the first recipient of the Coronavirus vaccine acquired by government as part of the fight against the global pandemic. As part of his address on Sunday, February 28, 2021, the president noted that he would lead by example to …

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Vaccine rollout: Who gets vaccinated and when

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named four identifiable groups which will be receiving the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines, which will be rolled out by the National Vaccine Deployment Plan from March 2. “Our population has been segmented into four groups, and this will determine which section of the population …

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Ghana working to manufacture vaccines – Akufo-Addo reveals

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that a committee has been established to produce a plan on how Ghana can develop and manufacture its own vaccines. Addressing the nation on Sunday, February 28, for the 24th time since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in March 2020, the President revealed that steps are …

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Asantehene, Ga Mantse, Chief Imam and others to take coronavirus vaccine publicly

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his wife, the First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, will be the first Ghanaians to take the Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow, Monday, 1st March, ahead of the commencement of the vaccination programme on …

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Second batch of coronavirus vaccines arrives today

The second batch of COVID-19 vaccines, which is to help the country fight the raging pandemic, is expected to be delivered today. The Emirates flight transporting the vaccines will land at the Kotoka International Airport at about 7: 30hrs on Friday. The quantity of vaccines onboard is not yet known. It would …

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Coronavirus: EU urged to adopt ‘vaccine passports’

Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt coronavirus vaccination “passports” which could help revive Europe’s stricken tourist industry. The idea of such a document, likely to be a certificate, would be to permit those who have been vaccinated to travel freely within the EU. The proposal was …

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Ghanaians attack UK’s Sky News for ‘racist reportage’ on coronavirus vaccine

Some Ghanaians have expressed gross disgust over a racism-inspired reportage by the UK’s Sky News on the arrival of the first batch of coronavirus vaccine in the country. Ghana has been in both local and international news after it became the first African country to receive Coronavirus vaccines from the COVID-19 Vaccines …

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