General News of Monday, 1 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Bawumia, Samira to receive coronavirus vaccine at Police Hospitalplay videoVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with Samira BawumiaVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will today take his Coronavirus AstraZeneca vaccine jab live on TV, together with his wife, Samira Bawumia at the Police Hospital in Accra. This is to boost public confidence in the safety and efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine that has been approved for use to slow the spread of the virus in Ghana. "Our domestic regulatory agency FDA (Food and Drugs Authority),” the President explained, has certified the medicine for safety. "As your president, I want to assure you that the vaccine is safe." The rest are prominent personalities like some Eminent Clergy, the National Chief Imam, the Asantehene, the Ga Mantse, and some media practitioners.

Source: GhanaWeb March 01, 2021 06:00 UTC