Rolling Out COVID-19 : Vaccination Ongoing In NW

Just a little over 48 hours after Cameroon received a significant consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination kicked off in the North West regional capital, Bamenda, on 14 April 2021. The Secretary General in the North West Governor's Office, Mviang Mekala, launched the vaccinations with high-risk population given priority. This includes health personnel.
After the launch ceremony, he received the first dose of the vaccine, followed by officials of the North West Regional Delegation of Public Health and the North West Special Fund for Health and the Director of the Regional Hospital Bamenda, among other health personnel, at the International Vaccination Centre in Bamenda.
The North West received 11,400 doses of the vaccines through the official health facility. The current first phase of vaccinations is being carried out in Bamenda at the International Vaccination Centre situated within the  premises of the Regional Delegation of Public Health, Nkwen District Hospital (PMI) and the Regional Hospital Bamenda.
The vaccine is taken in two doses. Those who received the first dose this week will come for the second after 21 days. Meanwhile, 490 staff of the regional hospital are expected to be vaccinated. "We encourage all the staff to take for their protection. Taking is...