–similar exercises to be rolled out countrywide, says Health Minister

MORE than 1,000 persons benefitted from the Ministry of Health’s second COVID-19 vaccination ‘drive-thru’ activity held at the Guyana National Stadium, on Wednesday.
During Thursday’s COVID-19 update, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said despite the heavy rainfall, hundreds of persons showed up to receive their ‘jabs.’ The event ran from 9:00 hours to 17:00 hours. “We have seen more than 1,000 persons in that time even though we had really, really bad weather. At times the tarmac had, let’s say about two inches of water. Nevertheless, I think, people came out in their numbers and at no time did we have any space in between as there was always a constant flow of people and I think that’s good,” the Health Minister related. Minister Anthony said the public can expect to see similar exercises being rolled out countrywide, as the Health Ministry continues its COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
“So, we were encouraged by the response, and this is something that certainly the team would be reviewing.

We probably will have more of these at the stadium. And we will also be working with the different regions to see whether they are possibilities to do similar things in the various regions,” he said.Another COVID-19 vaccination ‘drive-thru’ will be hosted at the Anna Regina New Market Tarmac, Region Two (Pomeroom-Supenaam), on Friday. The event will commence at 9:00 hours and conclude at 16:00 hours. Persons 18 years and older are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to receive their jabs.
The ministry’s inaugural vaccination drive-through was hosted Saturday last where another 1,000+ persons received their vaccines.
To date, 191,151 persons have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This represents 39.3 per cent of the country’s adult population. Meanwhile, 63,610 persons or 12.9 per cent of the adult population are now fully vaccinated.
Individuals are encouraged to continue to observe all COVID-19 preventative measures even after receiving their vaccines. (DPI)