Fifty per cent of Guyana’s adult population have so far received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine which the Minister of Health regards as a significant achievement.
This was disclosed during Dr Frank Anthony’s COVID-19 update yesterday where he stated that the country still has a long way to go to attain herd immunity. As of Monday he said, a total of 243,540 persons have received their first dose of a COVID-19 shot thus accounting for 50% of persons 18 years and older. “We have been able to vaccinate 50% of our adult population, I think that’s a very significant achievement.”
As it relates to second doses, he informed that some 128,847 persons have received second doses accounting for 26.5% of the adult population.
The minister went on to say that the authorities hope to fully inoculate approximately 80% to 85% of Guyana’s adult population so as to achieve herd immunity. “To get to herd immunity we would like persons to be fully vaccinated and we would like to get to approximately 80 to 85% of our adult population being fully vaccinated.”
He noted that Guyana is quite a ways from that milestone as he reminded that just about 26% have been fully immunised and as such there is a lot more work to be done.
