The Ministries of Health and Education are set to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children today.
This was announced by the health minister, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday during his daily COVID-19 update where he stated that further plans as it relates to the vaccination of children will be revealed. Guyana on Tuesday received over 146,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine which has been approved for children between the ages of 12 and 18.
Following the arrival of the vaccines it was announced that some 70,000 children are expected to benefit. During Wednesday’s update, Dr Anthony stated that the programne will be rolled out today at the St. Stanislaus College on Brickdam, Georgetown.
“We will start rolling out the programme, we will have an initial programme at St Stanislaus College tomorrow,” Anthony stated while adding that between the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, they will conduct sensitisation sessions to provide persons with relevant vaccination information.
He noted that after that session they will officially vaccinate students who were given parental consent to be inoculated. “… then we will do some vaccination for students who would like to get vaccinated from Saints, but if there are any other persons from around the community who are interested in getting their vaccine tomorrow they can come.”
He also mentioned that at today’s session, the two ministries will unveil the sites at which they will be going to administer vaccines for students. Anthony stated that they will be working in schools while also making provisions at regular vaccination sites.
