In a moment that has been long-awaited for many prospective second-dose vaxxers, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says a generous donation of 65,000 COVID-19 vaccines from the Mexican Government, which arrived on the island today (June 30), will be used to power blitz vaccinations for awaiting second dosers.

Tufton, in a tweet earlier today, confirmed that 65,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, courtesy of the Government of Mexico, would be utilised to inoculate some thousands of Jamaicans who were made to wait as the country battled with limited vaccine supply.

The doses, which arrived via a Mexican military aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, were accompanied by a Mexican delegation and welcomed by Tufton and Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith.

The arrival of the doses from Mexico signals Jamaica’s third vaccination gift.

The previous two included a 50,000 doses donation from the Indian Government and a 75,000 doses donation from the African Medical Supply Platform (AMSP).

Jamaica is expected to receive yet another vaccination gift in short order from the United States government.