Over 400,000 vaccinated in Ghana - Oppong Nkrumah
He said the initial resistance and scepticism about the vaccine has been adequately dealt with.
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana's Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclose that over 400,000 people have so far taken the COVID-19 vaccine in country.
He said the government is satisfied with the reception from the public.
“We noticed that the hesitancy levels we recorded in our baseline survey of about 60% has all now gone gradually coming down and even in some places there is even a rush with people even ready to pay for the vaccine for which are dealing with,” he said.
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Kojo Oppong Nkrumah further encouraged Ghanaians not to give up on adhering to the existing COVID-19 safety protocols despite the rollout of the vaccination programme.
“Moving forward we need to understand how to take the vaccine and build immunity but still comply with what we call the new normal that is, the wearing nose mask, social distancing and washing of hands,” he added.
Ghana began vaccinating its population from March 1, 2021 in a phased approach with President Nana Akufo-Addo and other members of the executive taking the vaccine publicly.
