Preparatory steps are underway to ensure Guyana is ready for a COVID-19 vaccine and authorities are looking at giving older persons and those with co-morbidities priority when vaccines for the virus arrive in the country.
The Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony made these disclosures during a COVID-19 update yesterday where he restated that the country is looking to acquire vaccines for COVID-19 through COVAX. Health workers will be the first to receive the vaccine and authorities are leaning towards having elderly persons and persons with co-morbidities be second in line.
COVAX is a component of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, which was launched in April by the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Commission, and France, in response to the pandemic. It seeks to ensure that people in all corners of the world get access to COVID-19 vaccines once they are available, regardless of their wealth.