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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment announces that the Ministry will begin the administering of second Covid-19 booster vaccines on June 1 2022 to specific groups.<\/p>

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This policy is being implemented by the Government on the heels of recommendations made by the National Technical Working Group and the Senior Medical Technicians within the Ministry.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 Booster vaccines will be administered to vulnerable groups within the society.<\/p>

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These include healthcare providers, persons over the age of fifty years and immunocompromised persons such as cancer patients, renal dialysis patients, persons living with HIV\/AIDS and persons receiving immune-suppressive therapy.<\/p>

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In order to be considered eligible for the booster vaccine, one must have received their second dose of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine atleast six (6) months ago.<\/p>\n

The booster vaccines will be administered at the Multipurpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre and the Villa Polyclinic from Mondays to Thursdays from 9am to 4:30pm and on Fridays from 9am to 3pm.<\/p>

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