Jamaica: No COVID-19 vaccinations this weekend due to a lack of supplies
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says there will be no COVID vaccination this weekend as supplies remain very low.
However, the ministry said the vaccination drive would continue on Monday, June 28, 2021.
The ministry said when inoculation resumes, from Monday, June 28 to Friday, July 2, it will continue to vaccinate members of the public who are 50 years and older, are due to their second dose, and are closest to the 12th week after their first dose.
In a statement Friday, the ministry said that vaccination would resume with more vaccines' anticipated arrival over the next two days. However, members of the public are asked to wait for the Ministry of Health and Wellness instructions on making appointments for their second dose.
"The Ministry wishes to remind persons not to turn up at any vaccination site across the island unless the local health team contacts them," said a spokesperson.
Once contacted, persons should take their vaccination card, TRN, and a government-issued identification/letter from a Justice of the Peace.
According to the ministry's vaccination database, persons due their second dose are still within the recommended wait period between doses, as prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The current WHO recommendation is that persons wait eight to 12 weeks between the first and the second dose.
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