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Vanessa Gyan reveals she tested positive for Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated
Ghanaian media personality, Vanessa Gyan, has revealed that she’s tested positive for Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated against the virus.
“I am one of those COVID breakthrough cases. I’m fully vaccinated and tested positive. We thank God I’m now negative but I’ll tell it all tomorrow,” Ms Gyan revealed in a series of tweets on Friday.
Explaining how she came by a positive test despite being vaccinated, she wrote;
“…Over a week ago, I felt like I was under the weather but more so allergies…watery eyes and a stuffy nose. I didn’t think much of it because the weather has been a bit on the cooler side. As last weekend was approaching, I lost my sense of smell but thought, it’s the weather since I had a stuffy nose for some days.”
She continued; “I let a couple of more days pass then I reached out to @sickofacebook and told him all my symptoms. He told me to get tested because the loss of smell was a red flag. I got tested and well, it came back positive. 😒. I then got my son and nanny tested and they both came back negative. So, I went straight into isolation at home (in my room).”
Ms Gyan, who is now fully recovered from the virus, is entreating people to get vaccinated when it’s available.
According to her, her chance of spreading the virus to people closer to her were minimal because she was vaccinated, hence the need for others to get vaccinated too.
“Please, when the vaccines are available, GET IT! Get vaccinated. People are probably wondering how everyone else in my house tested negative when I had obviously been around them days prior to testing positive. Well, when you’re vaccinated, there’s a much lower chance of you spreading the virus to others,” she added.
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Kofi Asamoah selected for professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State
Ghanaian award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director, Kofi Asamoah, has been nominated and selected by the U.S. Embassy in Accra to participate in a professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State in partnership with Meridian International Center and UNESCO.
The fully funded program entitled, “Intellectual Property Best Practices for Creative Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers”, takes 8 individuals from Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to the United States for a two-week program, June 22 to July 3, 2024. The program will travel to DC, Atlanta and LA focusing on meeting with experts in the creative industry, specifically film and music, as well as have a dedicated focus on copyright law and application.
The Department of State has outlined the following specific objectives for the project:
• Exchange best practices with U.S. policymakers, at the state and local levels, to improve the operating environment, drive employment growth, and attract global investment into their local creative markets;
• Examine the creative industries’ infrastructure and business ecosystem; with input from IP experts, film and recording studios, industry associations, and other thought leaders; and
• Gain exposure to key business tools used by members of the creative economy to scale work globally.
Kofi Asamoah, who is also CEO of Kofas Media, describes the opportunity as ‘ golden ‘. In a Facebook post, he thanked The US Embassy in Accra and The US department of state for recognizing the need to impact the local Creative ecosystem.
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Tribute Night held in honour of Mr.Ibu ahead of Final Funeral Rites
A touching tribute event was organized on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Enugu State to honor the late Nollywood legend, John Okafor, fondly known as Mr. Ibu. (more…)
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Ghanaians turn to me for love songs – Dr Cryme
Ghanaian artist Dr. Cryme recently appeared on Ameyaw TV’s One-on-One with VJ Scaro to discuss his musical journey and his latest single. (more…)
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I’m done with NDC’s campaign songs for December election – Nacee
Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter, Nana Osei, professionally known as Nacee has disclosed that he has completed composing and submitting a campaign song for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in preparation for the upcoming December general election.
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