WITH an increasing number of persons willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Region Three COVID-19 Task Force on Monday set up a vaccination site at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling.
Regional Health Officer (RHO), Region Three, Dr. Erica Forte, said that the vaccination site will operate on Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs.
The COVID-19 vaccines that will be available, she noted, will be the first dose of Sputnik V, second dose of Sinopharm and first dose of AstraZeneca.
“Currently, we are aiming toward herd immunity so that we can return to some sense of normalcy,” Dr. Forte told this publication.

Meanwhile, Region Three Coordinator for the COVID-19 Task Force, Halim Khan, said the vaccination site will cater for working persons and those who don’t have the time to visit health centres to take the vaccine.
He noted that the updated COVID-19 Emergency Measures are in force from June 1, 2021 until June 30, 2021. They may be extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Health, after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions of the pandemic.

Khan said that Guyanese do not have to endure the harsh effects facing other countries, but more people need to be vaccinated.
“I feel extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of this vaccine and I want to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to get vaccinated so that we can have a veil of protection over this country, that would end this pandemic,” Khan said.