Guyana is expected to receive some 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine through the COVAX facility while nearly 10,000 persons were vaccinated on Wednesday.
This was disclosed by the Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday during his daily COVID-19 update where he stated that the vaccines are expected to be here in the new week. Guyana had previously received a number of AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility.
“We are expected to get a number of vaccines, 100,000 doses of the vaccines through COVAX on the fourth of October and it’s the first time we’ll be receiving Pfizer vaccines from COVAX,” Anthony noted. Guyana received a total of 146,250 Pfizer shots previously as a donation from the United States government and those are being used here to inoculate adolescents.
The minister did not say whether the Pfizer doses expected in the new week will be used only for adolescents or as part of the adult inoculation programme.
Further, during the update, Dr Anthony announced that on Wednesday, the country recorded its highest daily vaccination numbers as 9,946 persons in total were vaccinated. Giving a breakdown, he stated that 6,665 adults received second doses and 1,732 children received their second dose Pfizer shots. The significant increase in the number of adult second doses administered can be attributed to the recommencement of the administration of Sputnik V second shots as a quantity of those doses arrived earlier this week.
Additionally, 1,029 adults received first doses on Wednesday while some 530 children received their first doses as well across the country. A total of 358,237 adults have received first doses while 192,672 adults received second doses. As it related to adolescents some 24,194 children have thus far received a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
