The North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) and the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) have reported an almost 100 per cent compliance by people receiving their second COVID-19 vaccine.
Confirming this yesterday, the chief executive officers of the two RHA’s said persons have been displaying an eagerness to become fully vaccinated and were keeping to their scheduled appointments.
NCRHA’s CEO Davlin Thomas said, “We have a near 100 per cent compliance as people are coming in when you call them.”
“In fact, because we have the opportunity to call them, there are a few who have said they could not come in on the scheduled day and we have been able to make alternative arrangements to have others come in and for those who missed it, to be rescheduled.”
Claiming the personalised service was working well, Thomas added, “We do make appointment dates based on the patient’s convenience and also within the limitations we have.”
Echoing similar sentiments as Thomas, ERHA’s CEO Ronald Tsoi-a-Fatt said, “We have very few people missing appointments.”
“We have a listing of those who missed appointments and we are in touch with them.”
He indicated some people may have gone to different centres to get their second dose or may have ended up being in quarantine.
He said arrangements were made to accommodate people who voiced concerns about the journey they have to face to come for the second dose.
It is in this regard that a second-dose site dispensing the Sinopharm vaccine has been set up at the Sangre Grande Civic Centre to avoid large groups meeting at the Sangre Grande Enhanced Health Centre where first-time vaccines are being administered.
Calls to CEO, North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) Salisha Baksh went unanswered.