Smooth shots at second-dose vaccination sites
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On Wednesday, people lined up outside the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts in San Fernando for the AstraZeneca vaccine. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
Operations at the five sites designated for the second dose of the AstraZeneca covid19 vaccine flowed smoothly on Wednesday.
This was in stark contrast to the chaotic scenes at vaccination sites across the country where first doses of the Sinopharm vaccine were being offered. Walk-in shots were announced as being available there for people over 60 and those under 60 with non-communicable diseases
Wednesday marked the first day of the government s attempt at a first-come-first-served vaccine distribution.
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Health Minister: 134,000 to be vaccinated by August 31
A vial containing an AstraZeneca vaccine. - AYANNA KINSALE
At the current covid19 vaccination capacity, the Ministry of Health expects about ten per cent of the population, approximately 134,000 people, to be fully vaccinated by the end of August.
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh made the statement on Saturday at a press conference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s.
He said about 60,000 people should start receiving their second dose of AstraZeneca around June 6 as the interval for the second dose was eight to 12 weeks. Vaccination with China’s Sinopharm gift of 100,000 doses started on Friday and would vaccinate 50,000 people.