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705 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says there has not been any record of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana. According to the Authority, although it has received reports of adverse effects of the vaccine, it has not received any reports of blood clots. It said, among the most commonly reported adverse effects among those vaccinated are headaches, fever, chills, body pains, pain at injection site, weakness, nausea and dizziness. These effects, the FDA says are expected from the vaccination and in most cases, are resolved within a day or two. The FDA made th...

Osun distributes COVID-19 vaccine to LGAs Published The Osun State Government, on Wednesday, distributed the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to all the local government areas across the state, including Modakeke Area office. Recall that the Osun State Government received the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine from the Federal Government last week. The distribution and handing over of the vaccine to each Local Government Immunization officer, at the Extended Programme on Immunization, State Cold Office located within the premises of Ayegbaju International Market, Osogbo. Speaking at the p...

  The Extended Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has received about a 1,000 reports of adverse effects from persons vaccinated against the Covid-19. These are people vaccinated within 12 days of the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise. Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achino, the Programme Manager of the EPI, told the Ghana News Agency that the reactions and complaints received by his outfit and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) were fever, sweating, headache, weakness, chills and body aches, which were all expected. The Programme Manager said the report...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Nababa called for improved funding for the service towards delivering its mandate. He explained this would cover operations and workshops for staff capacity building, NAN reports. The CG listed dilapidated structures, inadequate arms and ammunition, increasing urbanisation around prison locations, as challenges. He said there was an urgent need to renovate some correctional centres to forestall further jailbreaks. Sen. Abba Morro (PDP – Benue South) and other members of the committee, commended the nominee for his performance in the past. Sen. Betty Apiafi (PDP ...

The Extended Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has received 1,000 reports of adverse effects from persons vaccinated against the Covid-19.