Guyana receives 34,000 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine
A batch of the Sputnik V vaccine that Guyana received on Monday
A batch of the Sputnik V vaccine that Guyana received on Monday

— another 5,000 second dose of Sputnik V vaccine

HEALTH Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, on Monday, disclosed that Guyana has received 34,000 doses of the US-manufactured Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and they will be ready for roll out in various communities across the country.
The Minister made that statement during his daily COVID-19 update with the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Government, through CARICOM, brokered an initiative with the African Union for the purchase of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In May, the government was said to have made a down- payment to the African Union, for 150,000 doses of the vaccine.
“It took us a while to get all the elements sorted out, but I am pleased to say that by today (Monday) we will be getting those vaccines, and once we receive those vaccines, we will then be able to roll it out into various communities,” said Dr. Anthony.

The Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine would be the only single-dose vaccine that Guyana has been able to purchase.
Currently, government is offering first and second doses of the Russian-produced Sputnik V vaccine; the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine; and the AstraZeneca vaccine. Dr. Anthony had previously related that once the vaccine arrives, its use would most likely be directed to persons residing in the hinterland regions of Guyana, since many of those communities are more difficult to reach. Government has been aggressively rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination programme, which allows for persons 18 years and older to receive a vaccine to protect themselves against the virus. On Monday, Guyana also received 5,000 second doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. Minister Anthony had noted that, over the past few weeks, the Health Ministry has seen a “general uptake” in the number of persons being administered COVID-19 vaccines. Some 301,368 Guyanese or 58.7 per cent of Guyana’s adult population has received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Of that number, about 153,840 or 30 per cent of the adult population have received both doses of the vaccine, or are fully vaccinated.

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