Wa, Sept. 3, GNA – Dr. Damien Punguyire, the Upper West Regional Director of Health Service has received a second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and encouraged other people awaiting the jab to also go for same.
“I took my second shot of the AstraZeneca brand of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier in, 1st September, 2021”, he said.
Dr Punguyire who said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Wa, noted that “It feels good to note that l am fully vaccinated and protected against the virus”.
The Regional Director of Health said that notwithstanding, he was not taking any chances at all as far as the virus was concerned.
“I will continue to mask up, sanitize hands, social distance and limit being in a crowded, enclosed areas until new evidence proves that it is safe to return pre-pandemic social environment”, he emphasized.
Dr Punguyire also encouraged all to go for the vaccine when the opportunity comes and in addition observe all the proven public health and social measures.
“Vaccines Save Lives’!!!”, he said.
The administration of the second jab became possible after the arrival of the 249,600 doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine under the auspices of the COVAX facility by the government of the United Kingdom (UK).
Meanwhile, the region equally received a total of 700 of the Johnson and Johnson single dose vaccines and had commenced its administration to those that had not been vaccinated yet.
GNA