— says Region 2 has 13 active cases
Scores of elderly people in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) showed up on Sunday at the Suddie Health Centre to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr Ranjeev Singh
While the process was slow, Regional Health Officer Dr Ranjeev Singh called on major stakeholders to play their part during the roll out of the immunisation process.
Dr Singh pointed out that the region has 13 active COVID-19 cases and he believes that once persons take the vaccine, the numbers will go down.
While speaking with the media on Sunday, Dr Singh related that the region’s vaccination team is aiming to immunise 1000 persons by the end of March. He said as such, the programme has intensified in the region and targets persons living with chronic illnesses and those who are over 60 years old.
“So with us vaccinating 1000 people, it is going to be an achievement for the region… we are striving to have the entire region immunised so that we can be COVID free and as such, I am urging our population to come out.”
As the programme continues, several sites have been earmarked for persons to visit in order to receive the jabs.
These include Suddie Health Centre, Charity Oscar Joseph Hospital, and Anna Regina Health Centre.
On Sunday, the elderly were very excited to receive their first dose of the Covishield-AstraZeneca vaccine at the Suddie Health Centre.
Harrychan Sookdeo of Maria Lodge, Essequibo Coast, related that he wants to make sure he protects himself and his loved ones.
“You know COVID is real and many people are dying… I want to be able to live so I think the best choice is to take the vaccine” Sookdeo said.
Another elder, Goolab Caimraj of Zorg Village stated that he was satisfied at the manner in which the vaccine was administered. He said that the process was quite easy and he was happy to take the dose.
As such, Caimraj is urging his fellow Essequibians to come out in their numbers to take the vaccine. The region received 1600 vaccines, of which 800 persons were already vaccinated.
