MOH to roll out vaccination campaign against new COVID-19 variant
MOH to embark on nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination By Alimatou S Bajinka The Ministry of Health(MOH) will embark on a nationwide vaccination campaign against the new COVID-19 variant slated for 18-24th December 2021. The vaccination campaign is geared towards raising awareness on the new variant. Mr. Gebriel Gando, speaking on behave of the Executive Direction Ministry of Health, Mr Modou Njie, highlighted the significance of the vaccination campaign, saying “we are about to roll out a COVID-19 campaign vaccination from Banjul to Kanlaji. The reason for the mass vaccination is due to the invent of the new variant, which is the Omicron variant which currently hits many countries across the globe, however the country has not yet recorded the new variant, but our lab scientists are everyday sequencing, every positive they have and verifying to see if it’s omicron or not, but as at now, we are free from it” he remarked. He made these remarks at a press briefing held at the office of the Mi