Pfizer vaccines are finally available in the Dominican Republic. Jabs can be had in Santo Domingo and Santiago.
A batch of 228,150 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines arrived to Las Americas International Airport on Friday, 11 June 2021. Vice President Raquel Peña, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza and Superintendent of Health and Labor Risks, Jesus Feris Iglesias were at the airport to receive the shipment that arrived on a DHL flight. Also present was US Embassy charge d’affaires, Robert Thomas, and the US counselor for public affairs, Alexander Titolo.
Vice President Raquel Peña, the Abinader administration Health Cabinet coordinator, announced on Friday that the first doses of the vaccine would be available on Saturday, 12 June and Sunday, 13 June at major inoculation sites in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the country’s two main cities.
The vaccinations are open for all those who are 12+. Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines are also available for those 18+.
The main vaccination centers are:
National District (Santo Domingo):
Centro Olímpico – Pabellón de Combate
Plaza Lama – Av. 27 de Febrero
Plaza Duarte – Carrefour – Autopista Duarte
Ministry of Defense – Av. 27 de Febrero
Multicentro La Sirena – Av. Winston Churchill
Downtown Center — Av. Rómulo Betancourt
Agora Mall – Av. Abraham Lincoln
UNPHU university – Av. John F. Kennedy
Santo Domingo Este
Jumbo – Megacentro
Santo Domingo West
Tiendas Garrido – Autopista Duarte
Santiago
Plaza Lama – Av. 27 de Febrero
Gran Teatro del Cibao
Parque Central
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11 June 2021