Mauritius has received a shipment of 100,000 doses of Moderna from France on Saturday 05th February. It is expected that we receive a second shipment of 100,000 doses by 11th February. The end of the Johnson & Johnson programme gives way to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which will be used for the next vaccination campaign. Initially, the age, health and vaccination status will be taken into consideration.
The campaign at Moderna starts this Tuesday 08th February. It will be addressed in first and third doses to 18-39 year olds at least 4 months after their second dose of Covaxin, Covishield/ Astra Zeneca, Sinopharm, Sputnik V and first dose of Johnson & Johnson. The vaccine will be administered in alphabetical order at six centres, namely Plaine Verte Youth Centre, Rivière du Rempart Youth Centre, Riche Mare Community Centre, Omnicane Business Gateway in Plaine Magnien, Paillote Municipal Gymnasiun and Uniciti Office Park in Medina. The vaccine will be administered to incoming and outgoing patients aged 18-39 years at the 5 regional hospitals
For this Monday, the vaccination is 989,917 for the first dose, 935,335 for the second and 376,230 for the third. Mauritius has 180 new positive cases, zero admission in New ENT Hospital but 29 in the regional hospitals.
