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Donald Gordon, President of the Association of General Practitioners of Jamaica
Amid the record daily high of 879 cases reported on Monday, one expert has stated that Jamaica has a long way to go in the battle against COVID-19, with no telling how quickly current measures will start slowing the surge.
The Ministry of Health reported a positivity rate is 43.9 per cent and overall COVID case count of 62,712.
Donald Gordon, President of the Association of General Practitioners of Jamaica, said the one-day total reported Monday is of concern.
"The measures that have been taken, it will bring the measures down eventually, but how long it will take is another matter. But I think we do have a long battle ahead because until we get adequate vaccination levels, we will continue to have infections," he warned.
The country is now on day two of three consecutive days of lockdown as the government tries to get a handle on the spread of COVID-19.
Another four days of lockdown are to be implemented over the next two weeks.
Dr. Gordon said the success of the measures will depend on how many people the authorities can get vaccinated as quickly as possible.
He therefore urged the government not to turn away anyone who shows up to get the vaccine, even if they are not in the priority groups, warning that those persons "might not make another trip [to a vaccination centre] again" if turned back.
Dr. Gordon said arrangements should also be made to simultaneously vaccinate parents who accompany their children to get the jab.
"We need to target certain groups because what I've discovered is that there is a misconception among certain groups that if they have a pre-existing condition then the vaccine is not safe for them. So there is a level of education that is definitely needed," he added.
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