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General news for Sunday, March 7, 2021
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2021-03-07
Speaker Alban Bagbin receives his jab
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin led a group of lawmakers to receive their first injection of the coronavirus vaccine. The inoculation took place on March 6, 2021.
“President Alban Bagbin today directed members and staff of Parliament to take the first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The president had previously announced in the House that he would ensure that all members, staff and auxiliary workers of the institution are immunized against the virus,” the parliament posted on its verified Facebook page.
The publication was accompanied by photos of the arrival of the spokesman at the parliament clinic. He was accompanied by members from both sides of the house and other parliamentary staff.
The vaccine implemented is the AstraZeneca strokes from the Serum Institute of India. Ghana received some 600,000 doses at the COVAX facility; Accra was the first delivery destination for the WHO-led global equitable vaccine distribution team.
President Akufo-Addo became the first person to be vaccinated with COVAX jabs. Since then, several prominent personalities have taken his blows as the Ghana Health Service continues to coordinate the launch of the vaccination campaign.
As of March 7, around 20 African countries had received more than 12 million doses. Of that number, six countries have so far started vaccination.
