WILLEMSTAD - From October 18, the third corona vaccination will start. The shot will be available to a limited group.
People with, among other things, an organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant or patients who are being treated for a tumor are eligible for the third vaccination. Kidney patients also fall within the specific group.
According to head of the vaccination program on Curaçao epidemiologist Irálice Jansen, it is not about a booster vaccine. "A booster vaccine is about lowering resistance to the virus, which is not the case." More information about the third vaccination will be announced next week. The epidemiologist calls on people to be patient and not to go straight to their doctor.
Also from Monday, people who stay in Curaçao for two months or longer can also be vaccinated against the corona virus. “Practice shows that these people also mix with the local population and therefore pose a risk,” said Jansen.
People must be able to prove that they are staying on the island for more than two months. They can then report to the SEHOS outpatient clinic on Wednesday and Saturday.
Jansen also calls on everyone who has had only 1 Moderna shot to get the second shot as soon as possible. According to Jansen, there is a group of about 3000 people who have only had 1 Moderna shot. According to Jansen, it is not about the shelf life of the vaccine, for organizational reasons the government wants to continue with only the Pfizer vaccine. Those who have yet to receive a second Moderna shot can do so at the outpatient clinic of the old Sint Elisabeth on Sunday 10 October and Sunday 17 October.