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The highly anticipated arrival of the H1N1 vaccine is imminent.According to Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy,Cheap Jerseys Online, the first batch of the vaccine has already been shipped. However, he could not give an exact date as to when the vaccine would be in the country.Currently,Cheap Jerseys From China, there are 30 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Guyana thus far. For every ten suspected cases, Guyana can only send six specimens to the Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC) in Trinidad to be tested. But this has now changed since Guyana is doing its own testing.However, Minister Ramsammy explained that the testing process is complicated since Guyana has the semi-automated type of the machine. The automated equipment would cost the government more than US$1 million for installation.“Our country is too small…whatever we are testing…we wouldn’t have that kind of volume to justify that kind of equipment that will have to be maintained. The lab currently has a semi automated version…some steps are manual that requires persons to be properly trained. That is why CAREC has the six per week testing since they have the same automated version,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” Minister Ramsammy explained.The test allows the Ministry to do a minimum of 12 at one time, but it needs to be done in batches of twelve. If it is done in less than 12,Wholesale Jerseys From China, then the reagents will be wasted. It was noted that 96 specimens can be tested at the same time.Guyana was scheduled to receive 240,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine since December, but there was a delay in its shipment.Minister Ramsammy had explained that the Caribbean,Wholesale Jerseys China, Central America and South America,Sale NFL Jerseys, depending on whether there will be one dose or two doses will probably need between 400 and 500 million doses of the vaccine if they are going to vaccinate the entire population.Those who will be receiving the vaccine when it arrives in the country include children less than five years of age, pregnant women,NFL Jerseys Outlet, the elderly and persons with certain existing health conditions that will make them vulnerable.The Health Ministry is also considering targeting groups based on their occupation, such as health care providers, those employed at the airport and security personnel.At this time, Guyana does not have the resources to vaccinate the entire population. If 500,Wholesale Jerseys,000 people were to be vaccinated,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, it would cost the Ministry of Health another $800 million in procurement cost.(Fareeza Haniff) |
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