Guyanese authorities can relax some of the COVID-19 measures if a large percentage of the population is inoculated.
His comment comes against the backdrop of reports that Americans, who are fully vaccinated can stop wearing masks and adhering to social distancing requirements.
Guyana can take the route also, the Minister said, but stressed that Guyanese must take the jab.
It was the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that announced recently that persons fully immunised can return to normal life without adhering to social distancing and wearing masks.
Also, reports emanating from the U.S. media, have indicated that fully vaccinated persons can travel without being testing. They will also not be subjected to quarantine. They also do not need to quarantine following a known exposure providing they are asymptomatic.
Dr Anthony said that local authorities can relax some of the existing Covid-19 measures if Guyana records a high inoculation rate.
“If everybody come forward and get their vaccines, then we can also be in a position where we can relax some of the things like masking and social distancing and so forth…But until we are able to achieve that level of vaccination, we would not be able to remove these protocols. So, if you want to stop wearing masks, then encourage everyone you know to come and get the vaccine. And the faster we immunise the population, the faster we can return to normalcy,” he said.
