The pandemic, vaccines and the future

Aug 07, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

With the alarming spread of the Delta Variant worldwide now estimated to be in over 100 countries, the question in mind is how well the three vaccines used in Guyana are holding up i.e. preventing infection, reducing transmission, and prevent hospitalisations and deaths. There are recorded deaths and cases of hospitalisation in Guyana daily. The Ministry of Health needs to publish weekly figures indicating where the deaths or cases of severe diseases are happening? In the vaccinated or unvaccinated? If it’s happening in the unvaccinated, I am sure this will help to encourage vaccination in Guyana since many despite compelling evidence overseas that vaccines work well don’t want to take the vaccine. The media in the United States of America is now dubbing the pandemic ‘the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated ‘, of course this could only be a result of how the disease is affecting people who for whatever silly reasons don’t want the vaccine. Guyana is very fortunate to have so many doses of vaccine available and the PPP Government and the Minister of Health must be commended for their hard work in getting life saving vaccines. Many countries are not fortunate as ours. I am sure that booster doses may be needed to combat the newer strains of the virus. The government must start early negotiations with companies for adequate booster doses for current and future variants.
B. John

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