Tag: Vaccination

Health ministry, other partners launch vaccination campaign

Health ministry, other partners launch vaccination campaign

- May 2, 2023

-HPV, MMR, COVID vaccines being offered The government continues to deliver accessible, quality healthcare to all citizens of Guyana. This ... Read More

Gov’t begins installation of oxygen plant at Infectious Diseases hospital

Gov’t begins installation of oxygen plant at Infectious Diseases hospital

- July 26, 2022

-COVID monitoring activities continue countrywide The new oxygen plant is now being installed at the Ocean View Infectious Diseases Hospital, ... Read More

Second dose Pfizer vaccine to soon be administered to children 5-11 years

Second dose Pfizer vaccine to soon be administered to children 5-11 years

- July 5, 2022

The Ministry of Health will soon be administering the second dose of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children ... Read More

Health Ministry to procure COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old

Health Ministry to procure COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old

- June 27, 2022

The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently given emergency use authorisation for the immunisation of children six ... Read More

Over 1,300, 5-11 years-old receive first dose COVID vaccine

Over 1,300, 5-11 years-old receive first dose COVID vaccine

- June 20, 2022

Some 1,302 children between the ages of five to eleven took the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, since ... Read More

First COVID-19 vaccination drive for children 5-11 years successful

First COVID-19 vaccination drive for children 5-11 years successful

- June 13, 2022

The government through the Ministry of Health continues to put measures in place to ensure citizens have adequate access to ... Read More

Most COVID-19 affected patients showing mild symptoms

Most COVID-19 affected patients showing mild symptoms

- June 7, 2022

Even as Guyana continues to see a significant spike in COVID-19 cases, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony M.P., said ... Read More

Second COVID-19 boosters will be available in June – Health Minister

Second COVID-19 boosters will be available in June – Health Minister

- May 30, 2022

The Ministry of Health will begin the administration of a second COVID-19 booster shot to persons 18 years and older, ... Read More

Coronavirus BA.2 variant suspected in Guyana – Minister Anthony

Coronavirus BA.2 variant suspected in Guyana – Minister Anthony

- May 27, 2022

While the omicron variant was the dominant COVID-19 strain earlier this year, its subvariant known as BA.2 now accounts for ... Read More

No patient in COVID ICU, less hospitalisations recorded – Health Minister

No patient in COVID ICU, less hospitalisations recorded – Health Minister

- April 21, 2022

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P. said Guyana continues to record less COVID-19 hospitalisations, while announcing that there is ... Read More