This was disclosed by the Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang, at a press conference held on Monday, August 16, 2021. The vaccination exercise began in the Ashanti Region last Friday in four districts namely; Kumasi Metropolitan area, Oforikrom, Kwadaso, and Asokwa. “We are also running the second dose of the Sputnik vaccine, especially for the census enumerators,” Dr. Tenkorang further indicated. The Ashanti Regional Health Director said the directorate is looking forward to vaccinating about 50,000 persons with the Johnson & Johnson vaccines in the four districts. Ghana received 177,600 doses Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Kotoka International Airport on August 7, 2021.
