The Ministry of Health has expressed satisfaction with the response to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine by persons age 12-18, noting that 3,072 people received a dose of the WHO approved vaccine as the rollout began on Wednesday.

As part of its continued roll-out, two new vaccination sites, Center Pointe Mall, Chaguanas and the Paddock, Queens Park Savannah will be added to provide increased access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Additionally, to improve vaccine access in the Point Fortin area, the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) has expanded its vaccination programme to include, on a rotational basis, vaccination services between the National Energy Skills Center (NESC) Campus (La Brea) and the South West Regional Indoor Facility, situated in Point Fortin. The NESC La Brea facility will continue until Tuesday 24^th August, 2021. The Point Fortin facility will run from Wednesday 25^th August to Tuesday 31^st August, 2021. Thereafter, these two sites will be placed on a weekly rotational schedule.

In order to serve its Penal/Debe/Siparia catchment area, the SWRHA will operationalize the Penal PowerGen Site from Friday 20^th August, 2021. Also, as resources become available, another site in Debe will be operationalised in the shortest possible time frame. The public will be advised of the relevant details.

The public is also advised that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination began in Tobago today. This delay was due to the cancellation of an inter-island ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago on 17^th August, 2021, which would have delivered the relevant supplies to support the roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine.