The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked the public not to patronise products being advertised online as COVID-19 vaccines.
A statement by the FDA said the alert has become necessary due to reports of seizure of some fake COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa. It warned that COVID-19 vaccines are to be expressly imported only by and through the Ministry of Health.
It cautioned Courier Services including shippers and Freight Forwarders against bringing into the country any unauthorised vaccines since such practices will be in contravention of Section 118 of the Public Health Act and FDA’s Guidelines for Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products.
The statement therefore advised the public to report to the FDA any suspicious activity relating to the advertising and offering for sale and supply of COVID-19 vaccines and related products as all reports will be treated in confidence.
The FDA said the only COVID-19 vaccines authorised for use in Ghana are SPUTNIK-V, and COVISHIELD vaccines and the importation and deployment of these two vaccines in the country are under the control of only the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service.
