With all major hospitals across the country exceeding their capacity for covid-19 patients, opposition spokesman on health, Dr. Morais Guy is urging the government to immediately expand the reach of the vaccination programme.

Dr. Guy says he is deeply concerned at the sharp spike in covid-19 cases and the high positivity rates, since the relaxing of restrictions, about a month ago.

He is also expressing concern, that the reopening of schools in September will be negatively impacted by the rising cases, deepening the crisis of the education of the nation’s children.

Noting that only high levels of mass vaccination will enable jamaica to return to a state of normalcy, he is urging the government to consider a new approach.

Dr. Guy says, the government must enable private medical practitioners across jamaica, to provide vaccinations to their patients, which will provide an effective additional channel for the vaccination distribution system.

He adds, that the ministry, should publicize testimonials of doctors on the frontline, as to the overwhelming prevalence of unvaccinated patients among those who are dying or falling seriously ill, which will provide stark and compelling encouragement for vaccination.