Ghana is expected to take delivery of about nine million more COVID-19 vaccines by the end of December, the presidential advisor on health Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare has said.
The vaccines are expected to boost the government's mass vaccination campaign that is currently targeting specialized groups across the country.
Speaking on Monday Dr Asare suggested taking the vaccine should be made mandatory.
"As we speak from 24 February up till now we have brought in about 15 million doses of vaccine into the country."
"We are expecting extra eight to nine million doses of vaccine in the country before the end of the year, we want the people to come out and to be vaccinated."
"As Ghana Health Service (GHS) has now moved into the campaign mood, we have taken the vaccines to every corner of the country, to the church, Mosque, workplaces, all health facilities so there is no reason why anybody will say that, I don't want to be vaccinated," he said.
The presidential advisor on health further called on the public to patronize the ongoing mass vaccination drive to help achieve herd immunity.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service has reviewed COVID-19 protocols for international travelers arriving at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) as a result of a surge in cases.