Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday said that at last word 668 healthcare workers have gotten the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and that he is pleased with the response.
The minister made this disclosure during the daily COVID-19 update where he stated that on the first day of vaccinations last Friday, some 318 persons were inoculated while on the second day, around 350 more workers were vaccinated.
Guyana was able to kick off vaccinations following a donation of 3,000 vaccines from Barbados. This donation would fully vaccinate 1500 persons. Georgetown is also expecting 102,000 doses from the COVAX mechanism and China is donating 20,000 doses.