Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sam Pyne has urged Ghanaians not to be afraid of taking the COVID-19 vaccine dose that has arrived in the country.
Sam Pyne, contributing to Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', was alarmed that some Ghanaians have settled in their hearts not to take the vaccine.
He wondered why a Ghanaian would refuse the remedy for a disease as dangerous as Coronavirus.
Sam Pyne however stated that it is the right of any person not to avail himself or herself for the vaccination but warned such a person against recommending same behavior to others.
''It's your right to choose not to take the vaccine but don't use that opportunity as an advocacy for other people not to be vaccinated.''
Ghana has taken delivery of 600,000 AstraZeneca doses today through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) vaccine-sharing initiative.
The country will begin vaccination on Tuesday, March 2.
According to Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the “Covid-19 vaccination will be conducted in phases among segmented populations''.
“The first segment of the population that will receive from the 600,000 doses will be health workers, adults 60 years and over, people with underlying health conditions, frontline executive, legislature, judiciary and their related staff, frontline security personnel, some religious leaders, essential workers and teachers,” Hon. Oppong Nkrumah stated.
Sam Pyne pledged his family's readiness to be vaccinated against the deadly viral disease.
"I, Sam Pyne, together with my family will take the dose," he said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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