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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that getting vaccinated will not cause you to vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections.
He declared that it is mischievous for some Ghanaians to propagate such falsehood hence described such claims as “outrageous.”
He quickly reiterated that the vaccination exercise is not meant for political reasons, adding that “vaccination cannot change your political preferences.”
President Akufo-Addo added that “contrary to the mischief being peddled by some, getting vaccinated will not cause you to vote for the NPP in the 2024 elections, if you do not want to. This is an outrageous claim” he said when addressing the nation on Wednesday December, 15 in his update number 27 on measures taken against the spread of the disease.
On this count the president underscored the necessity of declaring the month under review as “vaccination month” after deploying quantities of vaccines to every corner of the country.
“We have, thus, declared the month of December as vaccination month, and we are rolling out an aggressive campaign of vaccination, so that as many Ghanaians as possible have the opportunity to be vaccinated”
“It is a race against time, but we are determined to accomplish it. We continue to make steady progress in our quest to manufacture vaccines domestically.”
With government efforts to save lives by strengthening the healthcare delivery, an allocation of €82.5 on Ghana’s COVID-19 Response Plan has been approved by President of the European Investment Bank, Herr Werner Hoyer.
“Two days ago, on Monday, I was in Luxembourg, where I held discussions with the President of the European Investment Bank, Herr Werner Hoyer, on Ghana’s COVID-19 Response Plan”
“An €82.5 million facility has been approved for Ghana by the Bank for use in the effort to strengthen healthcare delivery, and the provision of specialist medical equipment and medicines across the country” President Akufo-Addo.
He continued that, government has set aside €20 million of the €82.5 million to establish the National Vaccine Institute, which will supervise the domestic production of COVID-19 and other vaccines, led by the private sector and business community.
