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Vaccination schedule: Friday 17 June 2022

June 17th, 2022

The Immunisation Unit encourages persons to take advantage of the available COVID-19 vaccines which will be administered at polyclinics and specific sites today, Friday 17 June 2022. The venues and times are listed below.

  • David Thompson Health and Social Services Complex, Glebe Land, St. John – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Maurice Byer Polyclinic, Station Hill, St. Peter – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Branford Taitt Polyclinic, Black Rock, St. Michael – 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Building No.2, Harbour Industrial Park, St. Michael – 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Glebe Polyclinic, The Glebe, St. George –1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The Pfizer, Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available at the polyclinics and vaccination centres at the scheduled times only.  Students 12 to 18 years may visit any of the locations listed to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Persons who wish to receive their first dose are advised to walk with their identification card.  Those eligible for second doses should also travel with their blue vaccination card.

Booster shots for the Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines will also be available for eligible persons who had their second injection six months ago or longer. Students 12 years and older are now eligible for the Pfizer booster.

At present, second boosters are available for people 50 years and older, as well as for those who are immuno-compromised; healthcare workers and other frontline workers, four months after the first booster. Persons receiving boosters may present either their blue vaccination card or vaccination certificate and valid photo identification.  

Those who were fully vaccinated overseas must also provide their vaccination cards and valid photo identification (passport or identification card).

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