General News of Wednesday, 10 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comStories that govt will sanction persons who don't take coronavirus vaccine are false - MOIInformation Minister, Kojo Oppong NkrumahThe government says reports that non-vaccine takers will be sanctioned are false. A statement issued in Accra on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, by the Ministry of Information appealed to the general public to disregard such reports. Here is the full statementRE: GOVERNMENT TO SANCTION PERSONS WHO REFUSE COVID-19 VACCINEThe attention of the Ministry of Information has been drawn to a false publication by a number of reputable online portals and newspapers to the effect that Government will sanction persons who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccineThe said reportage is false. The general public is advised to ignore such false publications. Ghanaians are, however, encouraged to take the vaccine to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

Source: GhanaWeb March 10, 2021 16:41 UTC