Ministry ramping up COVID vaccinations from today

With around 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines on hand, the Ministry of Health is today ramping up inoculation of persons who are 60 and over.

In a notice on its Facebook page, the Ministry said that it will commence COVID-19 vaccination for persons sixty years and older from today, March 10 (Mondays through Fridays) from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

It identified the following locations:

-Mabaruma District Hospital

-Port Kaituma Hospital

-Charity Hospital

-Suddie Regional Hospital

-Vreed-en-Hoop Health Centre

-New Amsterdam Health Centre

-Skeldon Regional Hospital

-Enmore Polyclinic

-Bartica Health Centre

-Mahdia District Hospital

-Lethem Health Centre

-Annai Health Centre

 

There was no indication of a site in Georgetown.

The notice said that additional locations will be announced shortly.

 

Persons who wish to take the vaccine must have a valid form of identification.