Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published Monday, March 12, 2021
By Jean Lowrie-Chin
Last Thursday, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton issued a notice that individuals age 75 years and older will be vaccinated next week. These are the steps they should take:
1) Book directly online via the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ website at https://www.moh.gov.jm
2) Call the Vaccination Call Centre Hotline at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683)
3) Call or visit their parish health department or local health centre; or
4) Call or visit their private doctor.
To make the appointment, people will need to provide their full name, telephone number, age, and home address.
We have submitted all this for over 2,000 Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) members and remain hopeful that we will hear something positive soon from the ministry. In the meantime, we have urged the members and all other people in the 75-plus age group to register as instructed. Let us make every effort to get the vaccine to protect ourselves and others.
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