4,500 people vaccinated against COVID-19 a day – Minister Anthony
Kaieteur News – Health Minister, Hon. Recently, Dr. revealed. Frank Anthony reported that the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was moving fast with 52,854 immunizations last Thursday. The Minister made this disclosure during his latest COVID-19 update.
The Minister for Health, Frank Anthony
Anthony said that on average 4,500 vaccines are given daily at the various sites across the country. This, he noted, is a significant increase compared to the first weeks of the vaccine’s introduction.
In addition, the Minister said that most vaccines have to be given in two doses. As of last Thursday, about 60 people who took the Sinopharm vaccine had received their second dose. Dr. Anthony stated that these individuals would have to wait seven days to be considered fully immunized.
“Those who took the AstraZeneca, we ask them to wait at least 12 weeks. Those now taking the Sputnik vaccine would have to wait 28 days and then have their second dose. “
Meanwhile, the Minister said in order to facilitate the introduction of the Sputnik V vaccine that arrived here last Friday, medical personnel in his administration had to be retrained.
For this week, he said about 2,000 to 2,500 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine have been given. A second batch of these vaccines is expected this week.
Meanwhile, Minister Anthony has again called on the public to get their injections to help protect themselves and their families.
He explained that while not everyone will get the COVID-19 vaccine, enough people have to be immunized to create herd immunity in Guyana.