Intensify vaccination campaigns – GMA advises government as Covid-19 cases rise
With Covid-19 lurking around still, the government has been advised by the Ghana Medical Association to rekindle and intensify education on vaccination against Covid-19
The advice follows a disclosure by the Ghana Health Service indicating that Covid-19 cases are surging again.
Currently, there are over 300 active cases being handled by health authorities.
Dr Titus Beyuo, General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association said the public should be encouraged to get vaccinated.
“There must be educational campaigns as the cases begin to rise to get people to volunteer to take the vaccines. At least, people have received the vaccines for well over a year and nothing has happened to them. That should give enough confidence to be vaccinated now,” he said
The Ghana Health Service also bemoaned the fact that efforts at containing the spread of Covid-19 are being thwarted by the unwillingness of most Ghanaians to get vaccinated.
Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe said “Covid-19 cases have risen over the last two weeks.”
He said this is a sign that the virus persists and advised Ghanaians not to let down their guard.
“Our latest data shows about 300 cases. This show that the virus is not totally out of the system. We also have flu (H3N2) going around, so several people are coughing and sneezing. Most of the test results come out as either H3N2 or Covid-19.”
He indicated that most of the cases were recorded in the Greater Accra Region.
“Some were recorded in schools, others were traced to parties and indoor events.”
He noted that health experts cannot predict if the virus will ever be a thing of the past, “that is why we are trying to integrate it into our healthcare and pushing for more vaccinations.”
“When more people get vaccinated, we can at least control the spread.”
He indicated that less than 10% of Ghanaians have been vaccinated.
