Mass Vaccination Exercise in Coming Weeks - St Lucia News From The Voice thevoiceslu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thevoiceslu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
10,437 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine administered
March 11, 2021
Saint Lucia launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on February 17, 2021.
The initial focus was on people who are at the greatest risk of exposure to the virus or to having severe outcomes if they contract it. As such for the past two weeks, the emphasis has been placed on reaching the target groups in Phases 1A and 1B, ensuring that as many people in these target groups are protected.
That include frontline workers within clinical and national security settings, senior citizens and people living with chronic health conditions.
As of Tuesday March 9, 2021 a total of 10,437 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine has been administered. The response at the various vaccination sites has been very encouraging. “This level of interest we see as an appreciation by our citizens of the health benefits of the vaccines and the opportunity it presents for regaining some measure of normality as continue to fight
Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ghana Health Service, has said 30,500 Ghanaians have been vaccinated against covid-19 as of March 3, 2021.
COVID-19 vaccine: 30,500 Ghanaians have so far been vaccinated – GHS ghanavisions.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanavisions.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
705
Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ghana Health Service, has hailed Ghanaians for showing interest and commitment in the on-going COVID-19 mass vaccination exercise.
He said the Service was impressed by the massive turnout by Ghanaians at centres earmarked for the exercise despite earlier skepticism it had due to the misconceptions regarding the safety of the vaccines.
In an interview with the media on the side-lines of the National Delegates Congress of Community Health Nurses, Ghana (CHNG) in Accra on Thursday, Dr Amponsa-Achiano said the GHS was overwhelmed by the level of interest and patronage by Ghanaians.