Vaccination opening to all of Stage Two
(CNS): The COVID-19 National Vaccination Programme will open on Thursday to everyone in the Stage Two groups. The HSA said the schedule has been revised to reflect these changes (see link below). Everyone who shows up for a vaccine must present photo ID and demonstrate they are ordinarily and legally resident. This includes Caymanians, permanent residents, people holding work permits, as well as global citizens and their families.
“Caymanians 60 years and older and any families living in multi-generational households are strongly encouraged to get the vaccine,” said Dr Hazel Brown, Health Services Authority Chief Nursing Officer.
“We still have vulnerable, elderly Caymanians in our community not yet vaccinated and we ask these persons come forward. Any home bound person unable to get to a clinic can contact our Flu Hotline to make arrangements for our Public Health nurses to administer the vaccine in your home,” she added.
See the full HSA press release here, which details who can be vaccinated and where
VACCINATION SCHEDULE (REVISED) FEBRUARY 24 – 27
VACCINATION SCHEDULE (REVISED) MARCH 1 – 6
HSA Flu Hotline – 1-800-534-8600 or 925-6327 or flu@hsa.ky
Anyone with travel questions should contact the Travel Cayman team via email TravelCayman@gov.ky
or call 1-345-945-0556 / 1-345-946-7858
Phone lines are open Monday through Friday 8.30am to 5pm.Breach Tips Hotline: 943-7233 (943 SAFE)
See the consent form and the Vaccination Plan Brochure in the CNS Library here.
For more details on the vaccination programme and the vaccination schedule, visit the HSA website here. And for testing to accommodate new international requirements, see here.
For more information on COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands, visit the CIG site here.
Category: Health, Medical Health
I will never be vaccinated. I do not trust this concoction.
which concoction would you trust.
Probably one actually tested
I don’t trust you!
Good for you
They are barely doing 400 a day. Why not open it up to everyone. It is going to take forever at this pace. I drive by there almost every day to my office sometimes two to three times a day and there is never any huge line.
There are ten lines at the Airport. Each doing about 40 vaccinations a day which is absolutely ridiculous and not a good use of time. They should be able to to 40 in two or three hours or maybe even less.
Dedicate five lines to those that need to get the first vaccine and the other five lines to those who need to get the first shot.
Any elderly or persons with underlying conditions are treated like first class passengers and taking directly to the front of any line.
We need to double or triple this otherwise people like me in their mid-fifties will never get the vaccine before the borders open.
Agree. As of yesterday, approximately 17,500 remaining doses sitting in freezers. In two weeks (March 11th), another shipment is scheduled to come on the BA flight.
Should easily get to at least 1,000 per day (capacity exists at the airport — was jabbed 10 days ago on a Monday afternoon. No lines and open nurses stations when I went. They did about 400 that day…..could have done way more).
Let’s go!
When can all over 12 years but under 60 year old can line up to be vaccinated?
When Alden thinks its politically expedient. If he hears its becoming a election issue, next week! Otherwise you can whistle – he wants to get the magic 90 % of seniors so he can hint he will open the borders the day after the election (when the current closure order runs out) but then reserve the right to change his mind once the PPM (oops the “coalition”) is in power.
I’m confused. If I have a medical condition I now qualify to get the vaccine if I go to my doctor to get a letter that he will charge me for to go get the free vaccine???
I can’t afford that.
Your doctor is unlikely to charge you for a letter. If you have a copy of a prescription that you use for your condition, you can use that too.
Get ‘em cranking! Get that pace up high to keep that supply coming from the UK.
Good that they are slightly opening up. Currently dosing around 500 per day, with around 17,000 unused doses, so the current supply will take over a month to work through at that pace. And there is another shipment coming in two weeks on March 11th.
In 10 days, Group 2 is done, then I would suspect Group 3 will initiate (expect a split days between Group 3 first dose and Group 2 second doses come the week of March 8th).
Keep it rolling!
Yes, and we are using the alphabet system so that those with names early in the alphabet continue benefitting from early access to things as they have all their lives…guaranteeing that it will be months until I have had my second dose.
You will get your second dose in three weeks. I wouldnt worry about that.
I haven’t had my first.
What’s your name, Zzzxebua?
lol
Lol, no, starts with R.
Mine is W. I’ll probably catch covid and die before my time to be vaccinated is announced.
Are they just going to go by the alphabet? I’m in my fifties but with a last name that starts with S it seems doubtful I’ll be vaccinated before the bordes open if that is the case. But if I was two years older, I’d already be vaccinated?
Literally like 4 days wait. Not a big deal.
Alphabetism, plain and simple…aka discrimination against people whose last names fall nearer the end of the alphabet…stop the tyranny of the alphabet!
Yes! Damn those Romans! Their empire should disappear!
We are so fortunate to have early access to these doses.
How are the independent Caribbean nations doing in this regard?
Bahamas hasn’t started vaccinations yet
They’re going to get the AstraZeneca one next week
Which is the crappy british one…only 60% effective compared to the others at 95%
Are we? I haven’t had one?