Extended vaccine doses for immunocompromised begin Monday

A bottle of the AstraZeneca vaccine is displayed in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

As of Friday, December 3, 2021

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that effective Monday, extended dose appointments (not boosters), will be available in New Providence to those that are immunocompromised.

The extended doses will start in Grand Bahama and the Family Islands on Thursday, December 9.

Those eligible for extended doses include persons who have active cancer or ended treatment within the last 12 months; have had an organ transplant; are on chronic dialysis; have HIV with a current CD4 count.

People who want to take advantage of the extended dose are required to present a letter from a doctor confirming that they can receive the extended dose of available vaccines, the ministry said.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said booster shots will be available before the end of the year for people who have completed their primary series of Pfizer or AstraZeneca at least six months ago, and in the case of Johnson and Johnson, two months ago.

“The rollout of booster shots will be conducted in a phased approach similar to the approach taken at the commencement of the vaccination exercise,” a statement issued by the ministry on Friday noted. “Healthcare workers, first responders, teachers and persons over 60 years of age will be eligible in the first phase.”

Further details will be available to the public before the rollout of each phase.

FreeportFreddy 2 years, 4 months ago

WOW

Delusions aplenty!!!

ted4bz 2 years, 4 months ago

Stop taking these shots. otherwise you might wake up never feeling ok ever again or, if you fall you'll never get up ever again once you go down 😢😒

ohdrap4 2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer already said to expect annual doses for the next 10 years.

FreeportFreddy 2 years, 4 months ago

So - It's not like they cost the person getting vaxxed any money...

Many vaccines require periodic boosters.

This is not a reason not to get them.

Dawes 2 years, 4 months ago

If the vaccines are given for free by the Govt then it still costs the person getting it money. Unless they don't pay taxes

FreeportFreddy 2 years, 4 months ago

Given that most (not sure but could be all) doses have been donated by other countries the net effect on taxes to Bahamians is zero or close to it!!

ohdrap4 2 years, 4 months ago

Astra Zeneca is non profit at 3 per dose. And yes, the soon to expire vaccines were donated.

1) Does not mean they were free, you likely have to pay for transportation. 2) does not mean they will be free for the next 10 years..

I said nothing about cost in my post.

The vaccines that do require boosters target the population. Are you still taking your MMR boosters ever since you were born? Every 6 months?

Yellow fever used to be 10 years, now only once in a lifetime. Tetanus is 10 years, but again mostly for people who are at risk, like construction workers, or when people get injured. Rabies for animal doctors and allied professionals, or in case a dog bites.

You arguments are non sequitur, and as such consitute coercion.

I do not go around telling people what to do. but man, there are a lot of fascists and wokies who do.

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