President Akufo-Addo and the vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will be the first to publicly receive shots of the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana.

Both the President and his vice will take the jab together with their wives, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia respectively to boost public confidence in the safety and efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine that has been approved by the FDA for use to slow the spread of the virus in Ghana.

President Akufo announced this during his 24th COVID-19 address to the nation on Sunday.

“As your President, I want to assure you that the vaccine is safe. That is why tomorrow, on Monday, 1st March, ahead of the commencement of the vaccination programme on Tuesday, 2nd March, my wife the First Lady, the Vice President, his wife the Second Lady, and I will take the vaccine publicly at two (2) health facilities in Accra,” he said