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Public urged not to be afraid to take the vaccine
3 Hrs Ago
WE DID IT: Tidy Nimblet, left, and Dennis Smith elbow bounce each other after getting their vaccine shots at the Arima Health Centre on Tuesday. PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON -
As the Ministry of Health continues its vaccination rollout adding the recent donation of 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccines to its AstraZeneca stocks, people who have received the vaccination are urging others to take the jab.
“People shouldn’t be scared to come out,” said Tidy Nimblet who received his vaccine at the Arima District Health Facility on Tuesday. “It is well organised (and) very encouraging for anybody to come out.”
Public pleased with covid19 vaccine-appointment system
6 Hrs Ago
St Augustine resident Amrit Mahabir displays his vaccination card after getting the Sinopharm vaccine at the Barataria Health Centre on Monday. - Marvin Hamilton
As the covid19 vaccination drive continued on Monday, people visiting the Barataria and La Horquetta health centres were generally pleased with the new appointment system.
Last Friday it was reported that some people with appointments were unable to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, and concerns were repeated about difficulty in making appointments by phone or WhatsApp.
Newsday visited the Barataria Health Centre and spoke with Amrit Mahabir who said he was pleased with the appointment system and felt it worked well for him, as he was able to get an appointment with relative ease.
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Vaccination with WHO Approved Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Begins on Friday 21 May, 2021
Port of Spain, 19 May 2021: Members of the public are advised that the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout will continue from
Friday 21 May, 2021.
50,000 eligible persons will be vaccinated with the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, which was manufactured by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co. Limited. This vaccine is a 2 shot vaccine given 3 to 4 weeks apart. Globally, 65 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine have already been administered through various emergency use programmes.
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 at this time: