A bottle of the AstraZeneca vaccine is displayed in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
THE government has expanded the parameters of those who qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Those eligible now include teachers and staff of schools; home-bound physically challenged residents; hospitality workers; and students and athletes studying or competing abroad as well as coaches and other support staff.
Other priority groups are healthcare workers; persons 60 years of age and older; uniformed branches; hotel and resort employees (public transportation workers, staff at Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau Airport Development, Nassau Cruise Port (NCP), as well as Straw Market, port and beach vendors and tour operators).
Additional priority groups will soon be added as facilities are prepared, including for those with physical disabilities.
Appointments may be made at the following vaccination centres: Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road (healthcare workers, 60-plus and uniformed branches); Church of God of Prophecy on East Street (healthcare workers, 60-plus and uniformed branches); Kendal G L Isaacs National Gymnasium (teachers and staff of schools, students and athletes studying or competing abroad); Atlantis, Paradise Island and Baha Mar (for hospitality workers) and the Susan J Wallace Community Centre in Grand Bahama.
People are asked to visit https://vax.gov.bs to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Officials have urged people to note the vaccination centre assigned to specific priority groups.
Those interested in registering a homebound physically challenged resident with the COVID-19 Vaccine Mobile Unit should email deborahfox@bahamas.gov.bs or call 511.
For residents who do not have access to the internet, walk-up appointments are available at the Church of God of Prophecy, East Street or call 511 for assistance with making an appointment.
Only persons eligible to receive the vaccine at this time should make an appointment, officials said.
A valid work ID indicating proof of occupation and/or proof of age is required at the vaccination centre. In the case of students and athletes, student ID and proof of competition will be required.
Details on the resumption of vaccinations on Eleuthera and the vaccine roll-out on Abaco will be announced by the end of the week.
To date, more than 10,000 vaccinations have been administered on New Providence, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.
Comments
FreeUs242 3 years ago
Still using blood clot vaccines, an elderly woman is suffering right now from AstraZeneca vaccine with blood clot issues in Nassau but no one wants to report it.
John 3 years ago
Brazil, India and Turkey are now the world’s hotspots for Corona. Brazil’s critical pandemic can be directly related to politics where, like Trump, the president of that country refused to acknowledge the disease. And even after contracting the virus himself, the president refused to take appropriate action to control the virus. Even now he refuses to make the vaccine readily available to the general population. And while the US has declared Brazil a red spot for travel, meaning quarantine and tests are required, some are cheating on these requirements by traveling to another country before going to their destination country. The Bahamas imports a lot of meat and other products from Brazil also from India.
Emilio26 3 years ago
John I wonder if Dr. Minnis has place a travel ban on Brazil.
carltonr61 3 years ago
Norway is seeing a surge in Covid for persons who have taken both doses two months ago. For some reason the strains of the detected virus cannot be explained. This is untested emergency use only vaccine and should not have been given to citizenry. Doctors know that. But hyppocratic oath is seconded to bilking and profiteering millions for the connected few while robbing desparate poor Bahamians of neverending test money and forcing a vaccination that is universally accepted that the recipient must still wear mask, could still get Covid and will pass it on so the bottom line is more money for the rich through Covid new tax. Just heartless.
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