Ghana has recorded 333 COVID-19 fatalities out of the fifty-three thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four (53,954) confirmed cases from March to December 19, 2020.
Health workers have seen to fifty-two thousand, six hundred and seventy-five (52,675) recoveries, for which the country is extremely grateful, according to President Nana Akufo-Addo.
He said the recent news of emergency approvals of COVID-19 vaccines, by the Food and Drugs Administration of the United States of America, and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the United Kingdom, provide considerable optimism and hope for the world in its battle to defeat the pandemic.
President Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians that he is not going to be left behind in having access to the vaccines and said he is aware of the anxieties relating to the safety and efficacy of newly-developed vaccines.
He said Government will ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines to be deployed in the country are effective and are safe.
To this end, Nana Akufo-Addo said he has put together a team of experts, from the relevant institutions and agencies, who are working assiduously towards the procurement and deployment of the vaccines in Ghana. The briefings held by the Ministry of Information will keep the nation updated on this matter.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
