Health News of Monday, 16 August 2021Source: GNAThe administration of the Johnson and Johnson single shot COVID-19 vaccine has begun in about 85 vaccination centres in seven selected districts in Accra. About 100,000 persons are expected to be inoculated from today August 16 to Friday, August 20. Vaccination centres in the Ablekuma Central district are St. Martins Memorial Hospital, New Cross Medical Centre, Joy Clinic, Barnor Memorial Hospital, Living Stone, PPAG, Robert Medical Centre, Makwa Clinic, and Gakia, Prime care Medical Centre, Makya Medical Centre, Russia Pentecost, St. Luke Methodist, Abossey Okai Presby and Zongo Junction Presby. Ghana on August 7 took delivery of 177,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine procured under the Africa Union‘s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) bringing to 1,515,450 the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received in the country. The Johnson and Johnson is a single-shot vaccine, it is easier and cheaper to administer, the vaccine has a long shelf-life and favourable storage conditions, and the vaccine is partly manufactured on the African continent, with fill-finish activities taking place in South Africa.

Source: GhanaWeb August 16, 2021 17:37 UTC