From Friday, 5 March, the COVID-19 vaccination will be open to all three stages, starting in alphabetical order, health officials announced today.
Anyone in stages 1 and 2 can attend at any time during clinic hours, while those in stage 3 will receive their jabs according to their surnames. For example, on Friday, anyone in stage 3 with a surname beginning with A can get their first dose, those with a surname beginning with a B can get the jab on Saturday, and so on.
The vaccination clinic at the Owen Roberts International Airport will operate from 9am to noon and from 1:30pm to 4pm on Monday-Friday and from 9am to noon and 1:30pm to 3pm on Saturdays.
A notice regarding the vaccination schedule stated that medical notes and employer letters will no longer be required from Friday.
However, everyone showing up for a vaccination must still present photo identification to prove they are an ordinary and legal resident.
Facemasks are required inside vaccination clinics.
Once 70% of Cayman’s population has received both doses of the vaccine, the government plans to reopen the borders and abolish quarantine requirements for travellers who have been vaccinated.
As of Wednesday, 25.5% of the population, 16,603 people, have received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, with 8,805 of that total already been given the full course.
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Are there really the same number of people whose surname begins with Q as begin with E,F,G and H combined? It would seem so, given that Q has been given the same amount of time (1 day) as E-H (1 day). Likewise, M-P combined has been given less time (Saturday is 1 hour shorter) than the single letter U.
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What about those of us who can’t receive this vaccine and need to wait for AstraZeneca? It’s incredibly irresponsible and biased to only protect those that can take this vaccination.
Any serious side effects so far?