Local PAHO rep: Vaccine distribution schedule by end of January
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TT Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) representative Dr Erica Wheeler disclosed that the country will soon have a schedule for the rollout of covid19 vaccines.
At the virtual health news conference on Wednesday, Wheeler said, There was a letter sent out to all the countries participating in the Covax facility, saying that at the end of this month, we will be receiving a schedule for the rollout of vaccines.
Reiterating that the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162 vaccine is the first covid19 vaccine that TT will receive through Covax, Wheeler also said the procurement of cold-storage facilities for the Pfizer and other vaccines is on track.