123,328 people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Savannah Region – GHS

A total of One Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand,Three Hundred and Twenty Eight(123,328) people have so far received vaccinated against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic in the Savannah Region.

This is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in a media briefing held at Damongo, the Savannah regional capital to bring the general public up to speed with regards to the progress of work towards the fight against the deadly virus.

Dr. Chrystantus Kubio, the Savannah Regional Health Director, who made the disclosure said the current data was taken as at January 1,2022, adding that,” Savannah Region is targeting to vaccinate 385,536 eligible population”.

He indicated that based on several considerations, including safety, efficacy and potential effectiveness, the region had received a total of 155,780 doses of AstraZeneca, 13,440 doses of Moderna, 43,700 doses of Johnson and Johnson and 50,310 doses of Pfizer; bringing the total vaccines received to 263,230 doses.

“The country target to vaccinate 20 million people segmented by population groups and geography, excluding children and pregnant women. Savannah Region is targeting to vaccinate 385,536 eligible populations. In the long run, the vision is to expand the vaccination to include children and pregnant women as time goes on and more safety data become available,” he said.

He lamented on the low patronage of the vaccines in the region as a result of the many conspiracy theories and false information circulating on social and print mediae, with some holding the conviction that the vaccines cannot simply protect them against the virus.

Borne out of the perceptions, a lot of people he noted were resisting the jab, even as we enter the fourth wave of the pandemic.

He called on the media to help address the public misconceptions and hesitancy to the COVID-9 vaccination in the region in order to reduce the risk of spread of the virus.

The benefits of the vaccination in his estimation far outweigh the perceived conspiracies, including a potential reduction in Coronavirus ill-health and deaths and reduced disruption of social and economic functions.

Source: Ananpansah, B Abraham