The Ministry of Health and Wellness is now offering a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups such as healthcare workers and senior citizens. President of the Medical Association of Jamaica, Dr. Brian James, is urging take-up, warning that COVID-19 is still a threat. Dr. James says citizens should not be fooled by the number of confirmed positives. Healthcare workers, persons over 60 years, and immunocompromised individuals can now receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Following the recent confirmation of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants in Jamaica. The Health Ministry says persons who have taken the AstraZeneca vaccine are to receive the Pfizer vaccine as the second booster dose, four months following their first booster. Others who have taken the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are to take the Pfizer vaccine as the second booster dose at least four months after the first booster and persons who took the Sinopharm Vaccine, are to receive a second booster dose of the vaccine four months after the first booster. As at Wednesday, more than 39,000 citizens had received a booster dose of the vaccines. Watch the report below for more details:
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