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    Antigua government offers land to get nationals vaccinated

    June 3, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government is offering an 8,000-square-foot parcel of land as an inducement to get nationals to get vaccinated as the island moves to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

    A statement issued after the regular Cabinet meeting said people must be vaccinated between the period June 7 to June 30.

    “Although nearly 35,000 adults have taken the first dose at this time, at least 5,000 additional first-doses need to be administered by June 30, 2021. The Cabinet agreed that this novel approach towards inducing vaccination is intended to encourage as many adults to quickly vaccinate and to move the country closer towards achieving herd immunity. Parliamentarians and their family-members are disqualified from participating in the raffle,” the statement said.

    It said that other incentives that have been relied upon to encourage vaccination against the COVID-19 disease will continue, including food, gasoline, and gift vouchers.

    Meanwhile, the government said that the new protocols governing entry into Antigua and Barbuda has come into effect and that national who are fully vaccinated and who have been tested within seven days of arrival at V C Bird International Airport, may receive their swabs upon arrival either at the airport or at home.

    “Results will be returned within 48 hours following the test, and negative results will cause the new arrivals to be released from quarantine. Those returning nationals who have only a COVID-19 negative test and who have not had any vaccine or only one vaccine administered, will be required to spend 14 days in quarantine. A second test will be administered near the end of the 14-day quarantine period; if negative, the returning national will be released,” the statement said.

    It added that a visitor on arrival here and staying at a hotel deemed a bio-secure space, will be dispatched to that hotel. The visitor could be tested either at the hotel or the airport.

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