The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has sued the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) over the mandatory vaccination exercise.
He wants “A declaration that the impugned directives of the Respondents breach or threaten to breach the Applicants’ fundamental human rights as enshrined under Article 21(1)(g) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
“A declaration that the impugned directives of the Respondents violated Section 2(1) of the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (ACT 1012) and Sections 21, 22 and 30 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (ACT 851) and therefore illegal.
“A declaration that the impugned directives of the Respondents contravene the guidelines of the Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana on the administration of Emergency Use Authorized medical products and same are unreasonable.
“A declaration that the impugned directives of the Respondents contravene the guidelines of the World Health Organization regarding proof of COVID-19 vaccination for international travelers, and that same is unreasonable.
“A declaration that the impugned directives of the Respondents contravene medical ethics and best practices that govern COVID-19 vaccine administration.”
The government introduced the mandatory vaccination exercise as part of efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
This move formed part of efforts to ensure that the rate of infection does not rise during the Christmas season.
Among the measures, “Airlines who board passengers without proof of payment for the COVID -19 test and would/ could not pay for the test in Ghana will be fined US$3500 per passenger.”
Also, “non-Ghanaian passengers may be refused entry and be returned to the point of embarkation at a cost to the Airline.”
Source: 3news.com
