Health & Wellness Ministry To Host Blitz For Second Dose
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host a special Blitz at the National Arena on Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 10:00 am to 4:00pm.
This Blitz is intended to provide the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over 600 Jamaicans who received their first dose of the vaccine in March and have a due date of June 5. The Ministry will communicate to these persons by way of text messages as well as follow-up calls to the telephone numbers provided upon booking an appointment for the first dose.
Jamaicans who fall in this special group are reminded to take a government-issued identification or a letter from a Justice of the Peace and the vaccination card that was issued to each person who received the first dose. Persons who are 65 years and older are allowed to be accompanied by one caregiver at the vaccination site.
The public is being reminded that they are not fully vaccinated unless they have received their second dose of the vaccine, and as such, are still required to follow the Infection Control and Prevention protocols outlined by the Ministry. This includes wearing a mask, sanitizing, social distancing, handwashing and following the measures outlined in the Disaster Risk Management Act.
In the meantime, appointments for first doses are still available for persons in the priority group. Currently Jamaicans 50 years and older, healthcare workers, JCF, JDF, Jamaica Fire Brigade and staff members from PICA, Jamaica Customs Agency and Department of Correctional Services are eligible to be vaccinated based on the implementation plan.
Persons wishing to be vaccinated are reminded that they must make an appointment through the Ministry’s website at www.moh.gov.jm, or through the National Vaccination Hotline at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683).
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