Guyana receives second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX
Guyana’s vaccination campaign has been boosted with the arrival of 38,400 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility. This is the second quota of vaccines Guyana has received to date through COVAX.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Hugh Todd received the vaccines on behalf of the Government of Guyana on Monday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
In his remarks, Minister Todd expressed the Government’s gratitude for the consignment.
“We’ve seen the effects of this pandemic and we are certain that we live in a global village. This threat to the global health of citizens throughout the world requires a global governance approach and this is what you get when countries come together recognising that we need to put our time and energies together to ensure that we can fix a problem that has global repercussions.”
Meanwhile, Pan American Health Organisation Representative, Dr. Luis Felipe Codina thanked COVAX for its support in the fight against COVID-19. He says Guyana is expected to receive another batch of vaccines shortly.
“As PAHO/WHO we’re very pleased to receive this second shipment for Guyana and we are expecting another one with 40,000 more doses. We expect it at the end of the month so the beginning of next month.”
This shipment adds to 24,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived in March. Guyana is expected to continue receiving doses until it reaches 100,800, the amount initially specified by COVAX.
Persons 18 years and older are encouraged to take the vaccine as the country looks to achieve herd immunity. To date, more than 154, 000 individuals have been immunised. This represents over 32 per cent of Guyana’s adult population.
Below is a list of fixed vaccination sites.
| REGION # | VACCINATION SITES |
| Barima-Waini (Region One) | Mabaruma Regional Hospital, Port Kaituma District Hospital, Matthews Ridge Hospital, Waramuri Health Centre, Manawarin Health Centre, Kumaka District Hospital, Kwebanna Health Centre |
| Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) | Suddie Regional Hospital, Charity Hospital, Anna Regina Health Centre, Supenaam Health Centre, Huis T’ Dieren Health Centre, Queenstown Health Centre, Oscar Joseph Hospital |
| Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) | Parika Health Centre, Goed Intent Health Centre, Versailles Health Centre, Den Amstel Health Centre, West Demerara Hospital |
| Demerara-Mahaica (Region Four) | Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), Enmore Polyclinic, Diamond Diagnostic Centre, Vaccination Centre (Brickdam), Unity Health Centre, Clonbrook Health Centre, Herstelling Health Centre, Melanie Health Centre, BV Health Centre, Lusignan Health Centre, Eccles Health Centre, Soesdyke Health Centre, Private Hospitals: Davis Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Woodlands Hospital |
| Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) | Fort Wellington District Hospital, Bushlot Health Centre, Mahaicony Health Centre, High Dam Health Centre, Rosignol Health Centre |
| East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) | New Amsterdam Hospital, Skeldon Hospital, No. 47 Village Health Centre, Port Mourant Health Centre, Bothers Health Centre |
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) | Bartica Health Centre |
| Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) | Mahdia Hospital, Kato (Roving Team) |
| Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (region Nine) | Lethem Hospital, Annai Health Centre, Aishalton Hospital, Sandcreek Health Centre |
| Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) | Linden Hospital, Kwakwani Health Centre, One Mile Health Centre, Amelia’s Ward Health Centre |