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As part of efforts to protect and secure the lives of frontline healthcare workers, healthcare professionals in the Bono region have received their first inoculation of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh, Ghana Health Service Regional Director of Bono, informed the press that his team had received around 7,500 doses of the vaccine to cover more than 8,000 health personnel in the Region.
He added that another shipment will then be rolled out to the general public to vaccinate security officers, the media and people with underlying diseases.
Dr. Amo-Kodie urged the public to continue to abide by the health security protocol to save themselves and the lives of others who may not have the opportunity to get vaccinated, adding that the Region, while not registering large cases last year, he had a death. .
This year alone the Region had registered more than 1,300 cases with almost 30 deaths, he said.
He assured the public of the safety of the vaccine, as it has been tested and approved to be safe and harmless.
Dr. Amo-Kodie said that everyone who would be vaccinated after going through the registration process will be monitored for about 15 minutes to see if there will be any reactions before they are allowed to go home.
Dr Ekow Otoo, Ghana Health Service (GHS) Deputy Regional Voucher Director in charge of Public Health, emphasized that taking one dose of the vaccine indicates that the person was partially protected and another dose in two months will provide full protection. against disease.
He asked those ready to get vaccinated to drink plenty of water, eat well to help minimize post-injection reactions.
Dr. Otoo mentioned dizziness, headache, vomiting, and shoulder swelling as some of the possible reactions and asked the public to expect some of these mild reactions after the vaccine, adding that those who may have experienced the reactions for longer hours and days. you can visit the nearest hospital for further research.
He assured that even though vaccination was not mandatory, the management committed to ensuring that everyone is vaccinated to help build the immunity of the individual so that together they can win the battle of COVID-19 diseases.
— GNA
