Although Guyana has not recorded any case of monkeypox, the Ministry of Health is currently trying to procure vaccines for the disease through the Pan American Health Organi-zation (PAHO).
“We are working to acquire the vaccine that is being produced… in Denmark but we’re working through PAHO. PAHO has been talking to the manufacturer and they’re trying to secure doses for the Americas, and out of the allocation that they’re trying to secure, we would benefit from some of that allocation,” Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony disclosed in his COVID-19 update yesterday.
However, since there are a limited amount of vaccines around the world, when secured, it will only be administered to persons who have been exposed to others persons with monkeypox.
