General News of Wednesday, 7 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comHealth Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has disclosed that about 1.2 million Ghanaians have been vaccinated since COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the country earlier this year. According to him, out of the total figure, some 380,320 have received their second shots as the government continues to roll out more vaccines. Speaking at an event in Accra, the Minsiter reiterated government's plan to inoculate some 20 million citizens as contained in the national Vaccine Deployment Plan. “We aim to vaccinate 20 million (60 per cent) of Ghanaians so as to achieve herd immunity,” he said. The event at which he spoke was a trilateral program aimed at improving quality maternal and child health care and Covid-19 prevention.

Source: GhanaWeb July 07, 2021 00:33 UTC