Guyana/COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force
 Guyana/COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force(COVID-19/Task Force)   | |
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| Membership | • Frank Anthony • Leslie Ramsammy • Narine Singh • Vishwa Mahadeo • Ertenisa Hamilton • Veronica Griffith • Sasha Walrond • Marlan Cole • Shabana Shaw • Clifton Hicken • Lance Wills • Luis Codina • Irfan Akhtar • John Ramotar • Karishma Jeeboo • Malika Mootoo • Joann Bond • Prema Roopnarine |
| Task Force which managed to jab 83.9 per cent of the Guyanese adult population, and 63 per cent of the total population. | |
The 19-member Guyana Vaccines Task Force was headed by Guyana's Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony, and included representatives from several departments in the Ministry of Health, the National COVID-19 Task Force, other government agencies, and the private sector. [1]
No end to lockdown unless jabbed population
In February 2022, Dr Anthony said "In some cases, we have gone to communities...of 300 and after spending a day or so there, you probably get about four or five people coming forward,” said....These are anti-vaxxers, they don’t believe in the benefits of the vaccine and they have been constantly undermining the message from the Ministry of Health and other health authorities." The Health Minister also warned that Guyana, despite removing the country-wide curfew and relaxing several other measures aimed at containing the spread of pandemic, may find it difficult to be fully re-opened unless more people get vaccinated.[2]
As of February 2022, Guyana had administered over 430 000 first doses, representing 83.9 per cent of the adult population. The authorities said an estimated 395 000 others had been jabbed,and that represents 63 per cent of the total population. In August 2021, the rollout for children aged 12 to 17 began with 45.7 per cent receiving their first dose and 32.9 per cent receiving their second dose.[2]
Known member
1 of the 18 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| Frank Anthony | Guyanese Minister of Health from August 2020 |
