First Covid-19 Vaccinations Given in San Pedro Today

The Dr. Otto Rodriguez San Pedro Pedro Polyclinic II and the Ministry of Health and Wellness are recommending the COVID19 vaccine to protect ourselves, our family and our communities.

The island's first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were administered to these proud health care personnel a short while ago.

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We must continue to wear our mask, physical and social distancing and wash our hands with soap and clean running water for 20 seconds or more. COVID19 is here let continue to take ALL precautions.

More front liners, including the first police officer, gets COVID-19 vaccine on the island

As the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues in San Pedro Town, Harris Gabourel was the first island police officer to be vaccinated on Thursday, March 4th at the Dr. Otto Rodriguez San Pedro Polyclinic II. The vaccine will be distributed in phases, targeting healthcare workers, persons 60 years and older, persons with special conditions, such as HIV and cancer. Although police will start getting the vaccine until the last part of phase 1, Police Constable Gabourel was administered the injection as he works closely with healthcare personnel on the island. According to his boss, Commander of Region Four within the Belize District, Superintendent Christopher Noble, Gabourel works with the medical team and is qualified to be vaccinated.

The vaccination continues in public and private health centers on the island until Friday, March 5th. The recipients are required to take a second dose around May of this year. A shipment of 25,000 doses of the vaccine is scheduled to arrive via India's donation on Saturday, March 6th. Later this month, 100,800 of 238,000 pre-paid doses from the World Health Organization's COVAX facility is expected to arrive in Belize. The plan is to immunize all those over the age of 18, which makes up about 68% of Belize's population.

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Police Constable Gabourel was administered the injection as he works closely with healthcare personnel on the island.

Happy To See Our Island Doctors Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

After receiving a donation of 1,000 Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Government and people of Barbados, Belize's Ministry of Health and Wellness began vaccinating frontline workers last week. We are glad to see that our frontline workers in the health sector have been vaccinated here in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Island doctors, nurses and even a police officer attached to the Poly Clinic have already received the vaccine. This is the first step in the country's movement to safeguard the health of its populace.

Dr. Renae Reasa of Belize Medical Associates, San Pedro Branch, Dr. Javier Canul, General practitioner at Dr.Otto Rodriguez Polyclinic II, and Dr. Giovanni Solorzano of San Carlos Medical Clinic received the COVID-19 Vaccine.

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COVID-19 Vaccinations Gain Momentum

Ambergris Today caught up with a few health frontline workers this week as they received the COVID-19 vaccine at the Otto Rodriguez San Pedro Poly Clinic. The Ministry reminds the public that even after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, persons are to continue to follow the COVID-19 guidelines: wear masks properly in public, maintain social distancing and wash and sanitize hands often. Please stay at home and call the Ministry's hotline at 0-800-664-2273 for more information.



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