Some 4,613 persons have received vaccines within the last 24 hours. This ‘record’ turnout is all thanks to the new COVID-19 guidelines issued by the government, which makes taking the vaccines essential for some citizens, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today during his COVID-19 update.
To date, some 271,122 (55.7% of the adult population) have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 144,965 (29.8%) receiving both jabs.
“Since the new measures have gone into place, a lot of people have been coming forward to receive their vaccines, and we’re very pleased about that,” the Minister said, while encouraging Guyanese to get vaccinated.
Below are the Regional first dose and second vaccination rates as provided by the Minister:
First dose
Region One – 69.9%
Region Two – 48.9%
Region Three – 53.2%
Region Four – 58.9%
Region Five – 55.8%
Region Six – 61.6%
Region Seven – 57.1%
Region Eight – 38%
Region Nine – 64%
Region Ten – 18.3%
Second dose
Region One – 29.2%
Region Two – 30%
Region Three – 26.4%
Region Four – 33.2%
Region Five – 32%
Region Six – 31.3%
Region Seven – 28.5%
Region Eight – 23%
Region Nine – 26.9%
Region Ten – 9.3%
