Youths responding positively to Covid vaccine access -Min. Anthony
-Over 86,000 persons vaccinated – 900 persons fully immunised Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says young people are responding positively to Government’s decision to open up the Covid vaccination programme to persons 18 [...]
Young people seize opportunity to be vaccinated
Scores of young people have turned out at the Ministry of Health, to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, after government reduced the age for persons to be vaccinated against the disease, to [...]
Ministry of Health Press Statement
The Ministry of Health today received an additional 83,000 doses for Sputnik V vaccines out of the 200,000 first and second doses purchased by the Government of Guyana. From this shipment, 43,000 persons will receive [...]
Ministry receives medical, personal protective gear from Food for the Poor
-to aid Covid fight Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy on Saturday received a donation of quantities of medical, and personal protective equipment (PPE) from Food for the Poor to help prevent [...]
Govt working to achieve herd immunity some time this year -Dr. Ramsammy
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says the Government is working to vaccinate many persons so that herd immunity can be achieved some time this year. Herd immunity occurs when enough of [...]
Guyana joins CARICOM’s call for equitable distribution of Covid vaccines
– at UN’s Economic and Social Council special meeting Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony has joined CARICOM’s call for an equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The Minister made this appeal on Friday in [...]
Good turnout at GPHC for COVID-19 vaccine
Persons from across the country turned out in their numbers for their first doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Georgetown Public Hospital. When DPI visited the hospital on Thursday, several of [...]
600 Guyanese fully vaccinated against Covid
– all healthcare workers in Region Nine immunised – Minister Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr Frank Anthony says Government’s expansive COVID-19 vaccination campaign has started to reap the rewards, with about 600 persons fully [...]
Persons 18 years and older receiving Covid vaccines from today
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says persons ages 18 years and older can get immunised against COVID-19 from today. Advisor Ramsammy made this announcement in a post on his Facebook account [...]
Persons 18 years and older to get Covid vaccines from today
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says persons ages 18 years and older can get immunised against COVID-19 from today. Advisor Ramsammy made this announcement in a post on his Facebook account [...]
Persons 18 years and older to get Covid vaccines from Friday
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says persons ages 18 years and older can get immunised against COVID-19 from Friday. Advisor Ramsammy made this announcement in a post on his Facebook account [...]
Guyana ranks high in Caribbean for COVID-19 immunisation
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says Guyana’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 has put the country in a “good position,” ahead of its CARICOM counterparts. While he did not give a specific ranking, he [...]