Actor rubbishes No-vaccine-No-entry directive for events

A Ghanaian and politician, John Dumelo has said the recent directives from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture that people must show their vaccination card before gaining access to public places doesn’t make sense.

John Dumelo made his misgivings known on the United Showbiz show. He opined that the directive would infringe on the rights of people who are not interested in getting vaccinated. He also listed a few reasons that do not make sense.

“No, it won’t work. That’s it. It’s not going to work. Number one, how would you know who is vaccinated or not? If I show you my card, how do you know I am vaccinated? … Were you there when I went to the hospital for the injection?”

According to John Dumelo, one cannot authenticate the genuine of the COVID-19 card as to whether the holder actually received the vaccine or not.

“Let’s say tomorrow, Monday, I went to the hospital, and Kwame is the nurse. Charley Kwame, and then he give me a fake injection with a card. The card is genuine, biodata and all are printed on it. But how do you know that I have taken the injection?

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“The second one is that if you are saying that the patrons coming to the event are going to take the injection, what about those foreigners who didn’t want to take the vaccine?”

John Dumelo mentioned that he is advocating for the government to make provisions for those who do not want to get vaccinated. In his submission, he also stated that he is not against people getting vaccinated. But people should also not be forced to do so.

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture, Honourable Mark Okraku Mantey, outlined COVID-19 measures that the government has in place for the December festivities. This included vaccination cards before entry, social distancing and hand washing protocols.

“Vaccination cards will be required to enter. You must show that you have been vaccinated to be able to enter. Age five and above would require a mask. Masks would be removed for special activities like eating and drinking.”