SWRHA: People with appointments take priority over walk-in clients - Lincoln Holder
Yet again, the South-West Regional Health Authority is encouraging the public to make appointments before visiting any of its covid19 vaccination sites.
SWRHA’s corporate communications manager Kevon Gervais told Newsday on Thursday that people with appointments take priority over the walk-in clients.
He said, If there are vials (containers storing the World Health Organization-approved vaccine) opened after the person with the last appointment received the vaccine, then those (walk-in clients) would get it.
Gervais spoke on behalf of the SWRHA.
SWRHA has ten sites in the region. Gervais said as of Tuesday, a total of 1,052 people has been vaccinated, 850 of them on Wednesday.
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Continuation of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Port of Spain, 1 May 2021: Members of the public are advised that the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout will continue on Monday 3
rd May 2021.
All persons who fall within the Phase 1 of the national COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan, as indicated below, are
eligible to receive the vaccine,:
healthcare workers
persons between 60 and 18 years of age with non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
The public is reminded that the following groups of persons should
not take the COVID-19 vaccine at this time:
Pregnant and breastfeeding women
People with a history of severe reactions to a component in the vaccine
Staff, patients pleased with SAPA covid19 vaccination drive
Monday 3 May 2021
Krishna Samaroo show off his injection point after receiving the covid 19 vaccine at SAPA San Fernando. - Lincoln Holder
THE addition of the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) as a mass covid19 vaccination site was a welcome change for patients and staff at the South-West Regional Authority (SWRHA).
The national vaccination rollout programme resumed on Monday morning at 8 am.
Previously, the SWRHA sites for vaccinations were the Ste Madeleine, Marabella, La Romaine, Siparia, Princes Town, Point Fortin, Freeport and Couva facilities.
When Newsday visited those health centres over the past few weeks, there were some hiccups and mixups with appointment dates, among other things. But generally, the process seemed to be running smoothly.
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