They Almost Embarrassed Me At the Coronavirus Vaccination Centre - Christina Awuni

Christina Awuni has detailed how the nurses at the vaccination centre did not want to give her the vaccine after they could not recognise who she was.

According to her, she joined the long queue on purpose at the centre to experience what every Ghanaian without stardom was experiencing at the venue.

She recalled that the nurses refused to attend to her because "the Coronavirus vaccine, according to them, was only meant for persons that fall above 60 years."

They only began to recognise her after she had a lengthy argument with the nurses who vehemently questioned her eligibility.

“When I got to the centre, I joined the queue just like everybody else because I didn’t want to use my stardom to my advantage. Because I was all masked up and was also wearing spectacles, I was barely recognized. When I got to the venue the nurses took my card but still asked me for my age three consecutive times."

"After that, one of the nurses approached me and said I cannot receive the injection. I asked her why and she said the vaccine is strictly for the 60-year-olds and above. I insisted that I won’t leave the venue without being vaccinated and the nurses started complaining. They said it is the government’s directive and as such, they cannot flout it,” she said.

Christina Awuni expressed her disappointment over the nurses change of attitude after the recognised her.

The nose mask and the spectacles she was wearing at that time made it difficult for the nurses to recognize her initially.

“I went to the centre with someone who then approached the nurses and whispered into their ear who I really was. One of the nurses asked me why I put myself through all this stress instead of just walking straight to them and revealing my identity."

"They asked why I had to cover my face with the nose mask in such a manner. I was shocked that they suddenly became nice to me. If not for a fact that I was famous, they would have sacked me,” she expressed."

“I told them that the likes of Afia Schwarzenegger, Nana Ama Mcbrown and others who are younger than me have all being vaccinated so why I’m I prevented from getting mine?” she concluded.