Region One (Barima-Waini) is leading the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. According to Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, over 53 per cent of the region’s adult population has been immunised against a severe form of Covid.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony
He said that this is an indication of the positive impact of sensitisation programmes.
Meanwhile, answering questions from Opposition Members of Parliament during Monday’s sitting of the National Assembly at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) Dr Anthony said that the Guyana Government may not acquire COVID-19 vaccines from US manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna until 2022.
“We have had discussions with Pfizer to try to acquire vaccines for Guyana. Unfortunately… Pfizer told us that they would not be able to give us vaccines until 2022,” Dr Anthony disclosed.
“We have also had discussions with Moderna to try to source vaccines for Guyana…. we got a similar answer. And therefore, we would not be able to get Moderna until 2022,” he added.
Guyana is currently administering the Sputnik V vaccines from Russia, Sinopharm vaccines from China, and AstraZeneca vaccines from India.
The country also recently made a down payment for 150,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which are yet to arrive.
The Health Minister also updated the National Assembly on the progress of the national immunisation campaign.
