News:
May 26, 2021
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin has on the assumption of the second meeting of the first session of the 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic cautioned members of the House not to lose guard on the COVID-19 protocols.
According to him, though some of the MPs and staff of Parliament have the opportunity of taking the second jab of the COVID-19 vaccine, “this does not in any way give total immunity against the disease.
According to him, he is reliably informed that “the two doses of vaccines provide only 75 percent immunity. We are accordingly advised to continue to observe the necessary COVID-19 protocols”.
The Speaker also noted that figures available to him concerning MPs and staff of the parliamentary service board who avail themselves for the second jab shows that a lot of them are yet to get the second jab. And assured them that efforts are being made to ensure they are all fully vaccinated.
He called for the policy of staff and Members of Parliament to space out as a means of decongesting the offices to be adhered to as the best way to deal with the virus.
Ghanamps.com