Despite months of preparation for the rollout of the Ministry of Health’s vaccination programme, health officials are struggling to manage the volume of requests for vaccines.
Principal medical officer, Dr Maryam Abdool Richards, said: “We have received concerns from members of the population regarding the time taken to reach the hotlines and also regarding the persons who would have gone into the health centres to make appointments themselves.”
Photo: Waiting on hold.
Dr Richards said while a challenge, she considered the number of requests a positive sign that there was high acceptance for the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“Just to let you know the high level of interest in this vaccine, Diego Martin health centre alone had over 600 persons coming in to make appointments, on a phased basis, of course, yesterday,” she said.
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Deyalsingh: Vaccine acceptance high on day one as 1053 get covid19 jabs
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FIRST DOSE: THA Secretary for Health, Wellness and Family Development Tracy Davidson-Celestine receives her covid19 vaccine at the Bacolet Health Centre in Tobago on Tuesday. - DAVID REID
PRESIDENT Paula-Mae Weekes, her mother Phyllis Weekes, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and Secretary for Health, Wellness and Family Development Tracy Davidson-Celestine were among the 1053 people who received the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday.
At the St Joseph Enhanced Health Centre shortly before being inoculated, Deyalsingh said the Government will increase the sites in the coming weeks to allow for more than 1000 daily doses to be administered.
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