Covid-19 - Vaccination for senior citizens continues today |28 January 2021

As it has been the case for the past two days, the national immunisation campaign for senior citizens, precisely those aged 60 years old and above, will continue today, with five stations made available by the department of health.

Compared to younger citizens who are being jabbed with the BBIBP-CorV or Sinopharm vaccine, the elderly are being protected by two doses of the AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine AZD1222 or Covishield as it is more commonly known.

The vaccine was first administered on Tuesday and on day one a total of 2062 elderly citizens completed their first dose of the medicine.

At the Yellow Roof Building of the Seychelles Hospital where the vaccination programme was officially launched, a total of 181 jabs were administered, while the International Conference Centre Seychelles (ICCS) recorded 573 citizens who took the vaccine.

The Anse Royale centre administered 355 jabs, while the Beau Vallon centre gave out 424 injections.

A total of 304 elderly citizens received their vaccine at the Grand Anse Mahé centre, while the inner islands stations registered a total of 225 senior citizens who came for their injections.

As for the BBIBP-CorV or Sinopharm vaccine, until Wednesday, a total of 20,650 people have already taken their first dose of vaccine through 15 centres, including special facilities set for working organisations as well as the inner islands.

On Tuesday alone a total of 761 people took their vaccine, with the Green Roof Building of the Seychelles Hospital administering 369 doses.

For today, the five stations which will be administering the Covishield vaccine are the ICCS for Mont Buxton and Perseverance residents, the Beau Vallon District Administration Office for the Bel Ombre residents and the Anse Royale District Administration Office for the Baie Lazare and Takamaka residents.

As it has been the case for the past two days, there will be buses available to and from the vaccination centres.

Covishield vaccination schedule for Thursday January 28 – 8am to 5pm

Mont Buxton (International Conference Centre Seychelles-ICCS)

Dan Lenn and Mont Signal –8am to 9am

Greenwich – 9am to 10am

Mont Buxton and Hangard Street – 10am to 11am

Belonie and Roche Bois – 11am to 12noon

Perseverance (International Conference Centre Seychelles-ICCS)

Perseverance 1 – 1pm to 2.30pm

Perseverance 2 – 2.30pm to 5pm

Bel Ombre (Beau Vallon District Administration Office)

Dan Bernard – 8am to 9am

Dan Zil – 10am to 12noon

Bel Ombre – 1pm to 5pm

Baie Lazare (Anse Royale District Administration Office)

Dame Le Roi – 8am to 9am

Anse aux Poules Bleues – 9am to 10am

Val D’Andorre – 10am to 11am

Anse Gaulette and Dan Penpen – 11am to 12noon

Takamaka (Anse Royale District Administration Office)

Intendance and Grand Police – 1pm to 2pm

Quatre Bornes – 2pm to 3pm

Takamaka and Maravi – 3pm to 4pm

Anse Forbans and Anse Parnel – 4pm to 5pm

Roland Duval