And while 30%, effectively 120,000 persons will go first, the Ministry is hard at work trying to secure vaccines for an additional 40% of the Belizean population with the benchmark set at 70%. And Diaz says vaccines should be on everyone's radar, even those who've suffered through and recovered from COVID.
Melissa Diaz - Acting Director of Health Services "We are aiming to vaccinate 70% of the country, of our population so when we signed onto the COVAX as a COVAX facility, we, COVAX has agreed to give us 30% And we are looking for the other 40% in different areas and trying to ensure that we'll be able to get the 70% now, whether or not you've had COVID before that doesn't play a role as to whether or not you get the vaccine. So even if you've had COVID a month ago, five months ago, in March of last year you are still eligible to get vaccines, so it will be, as best as possible a full roll out across the country."
