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Vaccination drive still going strong on Wednesday
Wednesday 5 May 2021
On Wednesday, people waited for their names to be called outside the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts on in San Fernando to be vaccinated with the astrazeneca vaccine. - Marvin Hamilton
The vaccination drives at the North Central Health Authority and the Southwest Regional Health Authority continued to attract thousands of people on Wednesday after vaccination began again on Monday.
Over 2,000 people were vaccinated at the sites overseen by each RHA.
NCRHA CEO Davlin Thomas said 1,471 people were vaccinated on Tuesday, and he expected approximately the same number on Wednesday. He said there were people still showing up without appointments demanding the vaccine.
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On Wednesday, people lined up outside the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, San Fernando for Astrazeneca vaccine jabs. Photo by Marvin Hamilton
Despite a drizzly morning in south Trinidad, scores of people flocked to the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) on Wednesday, hoping to get vaccinated.
The covid19 vaccination rollout started on Monday at this site at Todd Street in San Fernando as an additional South West Regional Health Authority facility.
Since then, people with and without appointments have been attending. Tents were put outside the building to limit the number of people inside and to maintain physical distancing.
Continuation of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Port of Spain, 1 May 2021: Members of the public are advised that the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout will continue on Monday 3
rd May 2021.
All persons who fall within the Phase 1 of the national COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan, as indicated below, are
eligible to receive the vaccine,:
healthcare workers
persons between 60 and 18 years of age with non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
The public is reminded that the following groups of persons should
not take the COVID-19 vaccine at this time:
Pregnant and breastfeeding women
People with a history of severe reactions to a component in the vaccine
Staff, patients pleased with SAPA covid19 vaccination drive
Monday 3 May 2021
Krishna Samaroo show off his injection point after receiving the covid 19 vaccine at SAPA San Fernando. - Lincoln Holder
THE addition of the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) as a mass covid19 vaccination site was a welcome change for patients and staff at the South-West Regional Authority (SWRHA).
The national vaccination rollout programme resumed on Monday morning at 8 am.
Previously, the SWRHA sites for vaccinations were the Ste Madeleine, Marabella, La Romaine, Siparia, Princes Town, Point Fortin, Freeport and Couva facilities.
When Newsday visited those health centres over the past few weeks, there were some hiccups and mixups with appointment dates, among other things. But generally, the process seemed to be running smoothly.