[ 2021-03-17 ]

Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority says the country has
not recorded any case of blood clots from its
COVID-19 vaccination exercise.

According to the Authority, even though vaccines
and medicines tend to have some side effects, no
serious case has been recorded in the country.

It explains that the assurance is from its Joint
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Review Committee which has
monitored all adverse reports from the vaccines.

“In the view of the above, the FDA would like to
reassure the public that it is closely monitoring
this situation locally and to date, no events of
blood clots linked to the COVID-19 vaccine have
been reported amongst those who have been
vaccinated in Ghana.”

“Generally, vaccines and medicines tend to have
some side effects and this needs to be continually
balanced against the expected benefits in
preventing illness.”

It thus assured the public of its continuous
monitoring of the vaccination exercise to ensure
public health and safety.

The Authority made the assurance in a press
statement issued on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

“The Authority continues to work with its
committee of experts, other regulators globally
and will use its established safety monitoring
system to support the vaccine programme to ensure
public health and safety.’

FDA’s assurance comes on the back of the
concerns raised by some countries of adverse cases
recorded from the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Germany, Italy, France, and Spain have temporarily
halted the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a
precaution.

Germany for instance took the decision on the
advice from its National Health Regulator, the
Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI).

The United Kingdom has also recorded 40 cases of
blood clots.

It is however unclear whether it will continue to
administer the vaccine.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has
said there is no evidence that incidents involving
blood clots are caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca
vaccine.

In a statement, the WHO said it was reviewing
reports relating to the jab, but it was important
that vaccination campaigns continued.

“As soon as WHO has gained a full understanding
of these events, the findings and any unlikely
changes to current recommendations will be
immediately communicated to the public,” he
said.

“As of today, there is no evidence that the
incidents are caused by the vaccine and it is
important that vaccination campaigns continue so
that we can save lives and stem severe disease
from the virus.”

Source - Citinewsroom

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