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Ablekuma North launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign

The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Municipal Health Directorate has officially launched its Covid-19 vaccination campaign to ensure residents are not infected by the disease.

Date Created : 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

This was in response to governments directives to mitigate the spread of the virus.

The launch was held on 3rd March, 2021 at the Attu clinic which is within the catchment area of Darkuman-Kokompe, a suburb in the Ablekuma North Municipality. As a way of exhibiting good leadership skills, the Municipal Chief Executive, Kofi Ofori took a swift move to the vaccination center to receive the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

He said the proven leadership gesture by the President and his close associates was ample proof of the safeness of the vaccine adding that all should partake in the exercise to help bring life to normalcy. The Municipal Coordinating Director also took his vaccine shot without wavy.

Per the Assembly’s official arrangement of taking the Covid-19 jab, the Municipal Director of Health Services Dr. Yaa Danquah in her speech advised and encouraged Assembly Officials and others who were not far from the launch Centre to avoid all unnecessary speculations and anxiety surrounding the vaccine.

Dr. Yaa Danquah emphasized that the vaccine was not different from any other vaccine, except that one needed to eat heavily before taking the dose. She added that, observing safety protocols such as the wearing of face mask, washing hands thoroughly under running water with soap, the frequent use of hand sanitizers should be practiced until the spread is over.

In a media interview, Hon. Kofi Ofori said the vaccine is very safe since it has undergone all processes of World Health Organization (WHO) and approved by Food and Drugs Authority, therefore, there was no cause for alarm.

He entreated the Hon. Assembly members to have confidence in it and take their jab since there were no adverse effect on man and it is expected they would carry the message to their respective electoral areas in order to curtail the spread.