Dr. John Ekow Otoo, the Deputy Director of Public Health and Incident Manager for COVID-19 at the Eastern Regional Ghana Health Service, announced that 904,696 individuals in the Eastern Region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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This figure accounts for 46.2 percent of the target population of 1.9 million people aged 15 and above.
Dr. Otoo shared this information in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, providing an update on the region’s vaccination status and COVID-19 cases as of May 26, 2024, and June 9, 2024.
He stated that 1,227,526 people, representing 62.6 percent of the targeted population, had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among those fully vaccinated, 420,770 had also received a booster dose for extra protection against the virus.
The Eastern Regional Health Directorate has received 1,704,400 doses of AstraZeneca, 1,065,150 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, 807,900 doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, and 122,640 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.
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A total of 2,238,459 doses of these vaccines have been administered.
As of June 9, 2024, the region recorded 65 COVID-19 cases, with three active cases in the New Juaben South Municipality.
Dr. Otoo emphasized that health practitioners are striving to vaccinate the targeted population, despite challenges such as misinformation and myths about the vaccines.
He encouraged those who have not yet been vaccinated to do so, highlighting that immunization is crucial for preventing and reducing morbidity and mortality.
“Immunization is among the most important public health interventions for preventing and reducing morbidity and mortality in all societies and countries,” Dr. Otoo concluded.
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