The malaria vaccine, also called RTS,S, is administered to eligible children who receive the vaccine at specified times from the age of 6 months, with the final dose given at 24 months (two years) of age. On attaining age of 6 months, parents send the baby to the Child Welfare Clinic to be given the first dose of the RTS,S. The second dose is administered when the child is seven months old, the third dose is given when the child turns nine months old and the final and fourth dose given to the child at age two. However, most of the children in the Asunafo North Municipal who are supposed to finish taking all four doses of the vaccine to keep them immune from catching malaria, are not made available to take the fourth and final dose of the vaccine. Meanwhile, on a general malaria case recorded in the Asunafo North Municipal, the Municipality saw a decrease in the malaria cases comparing the years 2019 and 2020.

Source: GhanaWeb June 09, 2021 13:18 UTC