Starting today, Jamaica will offer a booster shot to all persons 18 years and older who have received a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The Health and Wellness Ministry, which made the announcement says the booster can be given with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, two to six months after the administration of the primary vaccination, or with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine six months after the primary vaccination.
The Ministry says also starting today, adults 60 years and older and healthcare workers will be given a booster dose of the other COVID-19 vaccines.
This development comes in the wake of the Ministry’s finalization of its evaluation and benefit analysis of administering an additional dose of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to key members of the population.
The Ministry is recommending that a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine be offered six months or more after the completion of the initial doses that may have consisted of either mRNA (Pfizer) or viral vector vaccine (AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson).
