COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick even after you have had COVID-19. Vaccination is an important tool to help us get back to normal. This information will help you prepare for your COVID-19 vaccination
Learn more about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and how it works.
You should wait if you have moderate or severe illness with a fever (more than 38ºC).
Learn more about the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccination .
The COVID-10 vaccine is available to all persons 12 years and over. You will need two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-10 vaccine for it to be fully effective; the two injections should be 21 days apart (day 0 and day 21).
If someone is home bound and unable to attend one of the vaccination clinics, they should contact the Flu Hotline 1-800-534-8600 or 925-6327 or their local HSA District Health Center and arrangements will be made to with a Public Health nurse to provide the vaccine in their home.
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General Considerations
Parental consent required for anyone 12 - 17 years old.
Do not bring children, when possible.
No pets are allowed at the vaccination clinic.
Persons 60 years and older will be given priority.
After getting your COVID-19 vaccine, you should be monitored on site for at least 15 minutes.
You should get a vaccination card that tells you what COVID-19 vaccine you received, the date you received it, and where you received it. Keep your vaccination card in case you need it for future use. Consider taking a picture of your vaccination card as a backup copy.
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DMS is sponsoring its Vaccine Drive Program, Immunity for our Community, intended to increase the vaccinated population of the Cayman Islands and develop herd immunity against future coronavirus outbreaks. The Grand Prize is CI$100,000 cash and additional cash spot prizes randomly awarded at official HSA COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our children against ill health. They prevent up to 3 million deaths worldwide every year.
Since vaccines were introduced in the UK, diseases like smallpox, polio and tetanus that used to kill or disable millions of people are either gone or seen very rarely.
Other diseases like measles and diphtheria have been reduced by up to 99.9% since their vaccines were introduced.