Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says that some 228,337 Guyanese have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. This represents 46.9% of the country’s adult population. Meanwhile, 99,764 (20.5% of adult population) have received both doses, making them fully vaccinated against a severe form of the virus.
Below are the regional first dose vaccination rates:
Region One – over 50%
Region Two – 43%
Region Three – 46.4%
Region Four – 48.5%
Region Five – 49.7
Region Six – 54.7%
Region Seven – 45.8%
Region Eight – 31.1%
Region Nine – 45.4%
Region Ten – 14.2%