The North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) on Saturday issued a warning about a false message circulating on WhatsApp advising that the third dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine was available to anyone at the Paddock Area, Queens Park, Savannah this weekend.
In a release, “The NWRHA wishes to advise members of the public that this information is false. The Authority continues to administer primary third dose with scheduled appointments as stipulated by the Ministry of Health as follows:
° Sinopharm to persons 60 years and over three to six months after second dose or soonest thereafter.
° Astra Zeneca, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson to persons moderately to severely immunocompromised regardless of age, one to three months after the final dose or soonest thereafter. These persons must have a referral letter from their physician.”
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