Vaccination of persons 18 yrs and older from Friday

Guyanese who are 18 years or older will now be eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine, says Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Health Ministry.

“We go to all age groups starting age 18 and above as of tomorrow for COVID-19 vaccination,” Ramsammy posted to his Facebook page.

So far, the Health Ministry has seen a positive response to its aggressive vaccination campaign with more than 70,000 citizens having received their first dose of either the Sinopharm, Sputnik V or AstraZeneca vaccine.

This, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says, is attributed to the increase in the awareness and education campaign.

Additionally, another shipment totalling 83,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine is expected to arrive in the new week.

The Sputnik V vaccine, like its Chinese counterpart, has a 28-day wait period for the second dose to be administered; the AstraZeneca vaccine, on the other hand, requires a three-month dosage interval.

Below is a list of fixed vaccination sites across the country;

The fixed sites for COVID-19 vaccination are:

Region 1       

Mabaruma Regional Hospital

Port Kaituma District Hospital

Matthew’s Ridge Hospital

Waramuri Health Centre

Manawarin Health Centre

Kumaka District Hospital

Kwebanna Health Centre

Region 2

Suddie Regional Hospital

Charity Hospital

Anna Regina Health Centre

Supernaam Health Centre

Hust Diren Health Centre

Queenstown Health Centre

Oscar Joseph Hospital

Region 3       

Parika Health Centre

Goed Intent Health Centre

Versailles Health Centre

Den Amstel Health  Centre

West Demerara Hospital

Region 4       

Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC )

Enmore Polyclinic

Diamond Diagnostic Centre

Vaccination Centre (Brickdam)

Unity Health Centre

Clonbrook Health Centre

Herstelling Health Centre

Melanie Health Centre

BV Health Centre

Lusignan Health Centre

Eccles Health Centre

Soesdyke  Health Centre

Private Hospitals

Davis Memorial Hospital

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Woodlands Hospital

Region 5       

Fort Wellington District Hospital

Bushlot Health Centre

Mahicony Health Centre

High Dam Health Centre

Rosignol Health Centre

Region 6       

New Amsterdam Hospital

Skeldon Hospital

No. 47 Village Health Centre

Port Mourant Health Centre

Bothers Health Centre

Region 7       

Bartica Health Centre

Region 8

Mahdia Hospital

Kato (Rovering Team)

Region 9       

Lethem Hospital

Annai Health Centre

Aishalton Hospital

Sandcreek Health Centre

Region 10     

Linden  Hospital

Kwakwani Health Centre

One Mile Health Centre

Amelia’s Ward Health Centre