Oyogist.com has learnt that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived Ghana from India.
A total of 600,000 Covid-19 vaccine shot was distributed to the west African country as of Yesterday.
“These 600,000 Covax vaccines are part of an initial tranche of deliveries of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine licensed to the Serum Institute of India, which represent part of the first wave of Covid vaccines headed to several low and middle-income countries,” said UNICEF, which organised the shipment from Mumbai, in a joint statement with the WHO.
Ghana was chosen as the first recipient of the vaccine due to its cold chain equipment which deemed ready to support a quick distribution.
