Health Deputy Director-General, Nicholas Crisp, has urged people between the ages of 35 and 49 not to delay their vaccinations – saying the health sector is preparing to inoculate younger age groups, starting next month.
Over 9 million vaccines have so far been administered nationwide. Dr Crisp was speaking during a virtual media briefing this week.
“We are sitting in a situation where we don’t have a vaccine constraint. At least for the next two months. Vaccination capacity is strong. Now we need vaccine demand. The 35-49-year-olds had a very good start but had not sustained their interest. But we want to caution people, once the young people of 18-34-year-olds arrive, there are 17-million people in that category from the 1st September and they will come in numbers for vaccinations. I am sure. The 35-49-year-olds are going to wait in long queues once more,” says Crisp.
