Pregnant women in the Ashanti Region are set to receive the Moderna, Pfizer coronavirus jabs, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has revealed.
Pregnant women in Ghana were left out of the covid-19 vaccine rollout over lack on inadequate research on how pregnant women will react to the vaccine.
Speaking at a press conference, the Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang revealed that there is currently enough evidence to show that pregnant women can take the covid-19 vaccine.
According to Dr. Tenkorang, pregnant women are high risk when it comes to covid-19 since immunities of pregnant women are always low.
He added that the covid-19 jabs will boost the immunities of pregnant women and protect them against the virus.
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He revealed that the Regional Health directorate has recommended Moderna and Pfizer for the vaccination of pregnant women and that the first dose will commence soon.
“The first dose for pregnant women will be given as early as possible to protect them. The Health directorate has also started giving booster jabs to persons who are high-risk group in the society. Everyone will receive soon,” Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang added.
A total of 2,200,377 covid-19 doses have been administrated in the region with 1,612,802 people taking at least taken one dose. 637, 628 people have been fully vaccinated.
Ashanti Region has 61 active cases of Covid-19, whereas the death toll is pegged at 389.
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