While the omicron variant of coronavirus has not yet been
identified in the West African nation, the government health service is “taking
steps to protect the country towards the Christmas season,” Ghana’s health
service director-general Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said.
At least 5.45 million people of Ghana’s population of 31
million have received at least one vaccine dose. Vaccines being given in Ghana
include AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson &
Johnson.
Ghana’s land borders are closed and air travelers are
required to have a PCR test within 72 hours of arrival and antigen tests upon
arrival.
Ghana aims to administer 20 million doses of vaccines by the
end of 2021, Kuma-Aboagye said in a statement issued Sunday.
“Among COVID-19 deaths at the Ghana Infectious Diseases
Center, 12.5% of the deaths were persons who had been vaccinated (they also had
severe underlying medical conditions). The rest, 87.5%, hadn’t been
vaccinated,” he said.
Ghana has recorded more than 1,209 deaths and 130,920 cases
of COVID-19. -AP
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