The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries not to destroy Covid-19 vaccines that may have passed their expiry date.
Countries have been told to keep hold of them safely as the scientists continue to study and try to get definitive advice on whether the vaccines can be used for longer periods after it expires.
The appeal comes after Malawi and South Sudan said they would destroy more than 70,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab because they expired in mid-April.
Reacting to this, Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association Dr Titus Beyuo expressed surprise at the call by WHO.
He told Nathaniel Nartey that GMA would kick against the WHO’s call if it is directed at African countries only. He called on the Ministry of Health to come out clearly on Ghana’s vaccine situation.
Meanwhile The Africa Center for Health Policy Research and Analysis has called for calm, while the WHO conducts its research to determine if the covid 19 vaccines can be used after expiration.
This is because it is scientifically possible.
Executive Director of the Think tank, Dr. Thomas Anaba says if the findings prove otherwise, then Ghana can join other African countries to ignore them.