(GIS) At the COVID-19 press conference today, Wednesday 16 June 2021, Premier Hon. Wayne Panton and members of Cabinet announced changes to travel and quarantine regulations that will go into effect on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Premier Panton announced the reduction of mandatory quarantine to five days for verifiably vaccinated incoming travellers; the reinstatement of 72-hour
The Public Health Department has temporarily closed the COVID Vaccination Clinic after it administered the last of the current supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Saturday, 5th June 2021. The clinic anticipates operations will resume on 17th June 2021 following the planned arrival of additional vaccines from the UK on 16th June 2021. Dr Samuel
(GIS) The Government is pleased to confirm that all vaccine supplies sent from the UK will be used before their expiry date. As of Tuesday, 1 June, the total number of persons who have received first doses in the Cayman Islands reached 44,122 people. A total of 38,025 people have received second doses. “This is
The Public Health Department has published the latest schedule for the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for June 2021. The current batch of vaccines are set to expire at the end of June, therefore persons who still have not received their first dose are encouraged to get the vaccine before June 9th to allow for the second
Public Health will be administering second dose AstraZeneca vaccines on Saturday May 29th at the ORIA Vaccination Clinic 8am – 11am & 12:30pm – 4pm. Persons who are due for their second dose on May 31st will be contacted directly by Public Health. Please advise a member of Public Health staff if you are there
(Government Information Systems -GIS) Amendments to COVID-19 regulations, which were Gazetted on Friday, 14 May 2021, came into effect immediately, and will continue through 15 July 2021 The principal changes in the new Covid-19 Regulations relate to the removal of pre-flight PCR testing for returning residents who are travelling back to the Cayman Islands and
(GIS) A COVID-19 Vaccination Challenge event at the Owen Roberts International Airport on Saturday, 8 May resulted in 1,138 vaccination doses being given throughout the day – with 734 being first doses and 404 being second doses. This brings the total number of vaccinations received in the Cayman Islands to 71,807 to date, meaning that
The Public Health Department has published the latest schedule for the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic 10th May – 31st May 2021. Dose 1 & 2 remain available to all persons over the age of 16, regardless of surname. The latest vaccine schedule has been expanded to include more evening hours and additional locations in the districts
(Source: GIS) The UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has updated its guidance and now recommend that women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as non-pregnant women. “This is incredibly welcome news. Vaccination programmes have the greatest chance of impacting the spread of a
Sister Island residents can access the limited supply of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, May 3rd from 2 – 4pm at the Public Health office at Faith Hospital, Cayman Brac. Walk-ins available, no appointment required. The AstraZeneca vaccine is available to persons who are unable to take the Pfizer vaccine due to medical reasons or