Dr Emmanuel Addipa-Adapoe, a Senior Medical Officer at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, has urged persons who are yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to do so to prevent them from contracting the disease.
He said although COVID-19 is no longer a public health threat, it not completely eradicated, with people still getting infected and the virus manifesting with different symptoms.
Speaking on Ahomka and Ocean 1 TV Makye morning show, Dr. Addipa-Adapoe said the symptoms of COVID-19 are now similar to that of malaria.
“With the new infections, it is difficult to tell if it’s a COVID infection without testing, now you may experience headaches, cough, fever and sometimes sore throat, the likelihood of a loss of sense of taste and smell are no longer the case, persons infected may sometimes experience muscle weakness,” he said.
The medical doctor said with the onset of the rains, Coronavirus is manifesting as influenza like infections and that the public needed to be alert and report to hospitals when they experienced coughs and sore throats.
Dr Addipa-Adapoe said COVID-19 is now like any other disease with the symptoms close to that of malaria and encouraged persons who experienced or suspected a COVID-19 infection to report to a health facility for treatment.
He said the vaccine is safe and effective form of protection against the virus as it prevented the severity of the illness and deaths.
