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Some 60,398 health workers in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions had been vaccinated against the COVID-19 as of last Thursday, March 11, 2021.
They comprised those in both public and private health institutions.
In all, there are 66,686 health workers in the three regions.
The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, gave the figures at a virtual World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Media briefing on the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine and the impact of the virus on health workers in Africa.
Next phase
Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo said the next phase of the vaccine roll out to cover 76,078 health workers in the rest of the 13 regions would take off today.
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COVID-19 cases in Africa to top 4 million, vaccine rollout underway
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COVID-19 cases in Africa to top 4 million, vaccine rollout underway
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Brazzaville, 11 March 2021 – Africa is poised to surpass 4 million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case in February 2020. The year-long battle against the virus, which has also claimed over 106 000 lives, is now receiving a crucial boost with the arrival of vaccines through the COVAX Facility – a multi-partner vaccine procurement platform.
Following a second wave which peaked at much higher numbers than Africa’s first surge, new case numbers declined for five weeks, and then plateaued during the past three weeks at around 70 000 cases per week. In the last week, there has been a slight uptick in new cases and an upward trend in 12 countries, including in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Cameroon.