Guyana Makes No Exception For “Partially Vaccinated”
Only Fully Vaccinated People Allowed in Guyana’s Public Buildings.
Guyana’s government said there would be no exception for persons awaiting their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Entry to public buildings is being strictly reserved for those fully vaccinated as the government insists that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country.
According to the measures, any person who is not fully vaccinated and wishes to enter a public building must make an appointment and present a negative molecular biological test result taken within seven days of the meeting.
In its latest COVID-19 emergency measures for November, the Ministry of Health reiterated that only fully vaccinated people will enter public buildings.
The policy states that a person is only considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving the second dose of a COVID vaccine. With this new measure, persons who took one dose and are awaiting their double dose will be barred from entering a public building without an appointment and have negative test results.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, speaking at the daily COVID-19 update, noted that there is no shortage of vaccines in Guyana. People are free to visit any of the Ministry of Health’s vaccination sites and get protection from the pandemic.
“I think people had a long time to get themselves in order and what we have noticed from the data that a lot of people came, they took the first dose, and they didn’t come back for a second dose, and a lot of time has elapsed between the first and second doses.
If you only have one dose of the vaccine, it’s not going to be adequate to get full protection, and that is why this measure is necessary so that people get both doses of a two-dose vaccine,” he said.
Figures released show that 382, 177 adults have taken the first dose, and 244 322 of that number have taken the second dose, resulting in 47.6 per cent of the adult population in Guyana being fully vaccinated.
“Persons are being encouraged to take the vaccine that will not prevent contracting the virus, but will prevent an individual from contracting the severe form of the disease which oftentimes leads to death,” the Ministry of Health said.
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