GOJ To Spend $3 Billion On Phase One Of COVID-19 Vaccine Programme

  • The Government is expected to spend $3Bn to implement phase one of the coronavirus vaccine program.
  • Tufton said that the sum covers, among other things, the purchase of the vaccine(s), supply chain and cold storage items, personal protective equipment (PPE), transportation, staff costs including training, and public education and sensitization.
  • Jamaica has committed to vaccinating 16% of the population in phase one and will receive 935,676 doses of the approved vaccine through the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility.
  • Jamaica is to receive 292,399 doses starting in April, based on the COVAX vaccine delivery schedule.

(Source: JIS News)