The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that it is now offering a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable groups.
In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said the doses are being offered to healthcare workers, people 60 years and older, and immuno-compromised people.
The Ministry of Health says the decision follows recent confirmation of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants in Jamaica.
It says persons who received the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines should receive a second booster of the Pfizer vaccine at least four months after receiving the first booster dose.
Those who took the Sinopharm vaccine are to receive a second dose of that vaccine four months after the first booster dose.
The ministry says, as at Tuesday, 39,330 people had received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
A total of 710,718 people have received a first dose and 609,015 a second dose.
