HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Health officials in Bermuda have admitted that more than 30 people got their second COVID-19 vaccination too early and will have to get a third shot to ensure they are fully immunised. The Ministry of Health disclosed the mistake on Thursday night and also reported two new cases of the virus out of 337 test results, taking the total of infected people, since the start of the pandemic, close to the 700 mark. More than 13,000 vaccines have been administered so far and the government is hoping a third of the population of around 64,000 will be vaccinated…
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Ahead of the delivery of new vaccines expected across the Caribbean and the wider Americas through the global health agency, Director General of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne on Wednesday urged fair distribution across the board, ensuring the most vulnerable are not left behind. The vaccines are to delivered under the COVAX initiative, a global programme coordinated by the World Health Organisation, of which PAHO is the regional agency for the Americas. She told journalists: “As we start delivering COVAX vaccines, and as we prepare for the steep scale-up ahead, we must be guided by our…
The Meteorological Services at the Argyle International Airport has advised that a plume of Saharan dust is approaching St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and is anticipated to begin affecting the nation from late Saturday , February 20th and intensifying early Sunday, February 21st. The maps tracking this Saharan dust plume show particle matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 respectively both indicating concentrations exceeding the accepted health level according to the Air Quality Index Chart. Based on the latest forecast, SVG will be at the Orange Level which is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” from Saturday to early Tuesday February 23rd. Gradual improvement…
Rafael Nadal says the tennis season must continue and called for the sport to “find solutions” to the issues surrounding quarantining. Novak Djokovic claimed a majority of tennis players did not want to carry on with the season if it means going through multiple periods of quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic. But Nadal said: “If we stop our sport, a lot of people are going to suffer. “We need to think a little bit bigger and, of course, protect players.” Djokovic and Nadal are among several players to have experienced physical problems following the 14-day period of isolation before…
Chief Executive Officer of JetBlue Airways Robin Hayes on Tuesday issued a personal apology to the government and people of Jamaica after one of the airline’s employees made a false claim that she was held hostage at a hotel here. Hayes conveyed his sentiments during a phone call with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett who welcomed the apology. It was also disclosed that the American crewmember, Kalina Collier, was no longer with the company. The stewardess was found to have lied about her experience at a hotel on the north coast, after testing positive for COVID-19 when she arrived on the…
Tamim Iqbal and Russell Domingo were among several Bangladesh cricketers and support staffers to be administered Covid-19 vaccines in Dhaka on Thursday, ahead of the team’s departure for New Zealand next week to take part in a limited-overs international series. Soumya Sarkar was the first to be vaccinated at the Kurmitola General Hospital, followed by Iqbal, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Naim and Taskin Ahmed, followed by the contingent of support staffers – special arrangements had been made for the overseas coaches, since they don’t have the Bangladeshi national ID that is mandatory to be eligible for the vaccine. BCB director Jalal…
St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) is partnering with the Health Services Subcommittee COVID-19 Taskforce in its efforts to respond to the pandemic. To this end, VINLEC made a financial donation of ten thousand ($10,000) EC dollars to support the fight against COVID-19. VINLEC recognises that the pandemic has created both public health and socio-economic challenges and made the decision to aid in the efforts being undertaken in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The donation will go towards the Hand, Space, Face, Vaccine Campaign, designed to focus on specific measures which have been proven to reduce the spread of the…
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden will pledge US$4 billion in US aid to the Covax global COVID-19 vaccination program during his virtual meeting with other G7 leaders on Friday, White House officials said. An initial US$2 billion will be released “by the end of this month,” with the rest coming over the next two years, said a senior White House official, who asked not to be identified, on Thursday. Covax is a global project to procure and distribute coronavirus vaccines for at least the most vulnerable 20 per cent in every country, allowing poorer nations to…
Leader of the Opposition, Dr Godwin Friday is encouraging the population at large to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Friday, his wife and one of his sons received their first shots of the Covishield AstraZeneca vaccine on February 14, at the Bequia clinic. They were among those who received from the 5,000 doses, which allow for two doses each to 2,500 persons, that this country received from Dominica from 70,000 doses donated by India. This initial vaccination campaign was said to have targetted frontline workers as well as vulnerable persons in society – persons over 65 and those with underlying…
In an article in THE VINCENTIAN newspaper of Friday 12th February 2021, it was stated that there will be a one percent increase on the Customs Service Charge this year, with the revenue generated expected to assist in the financing of regional organisations, such as the Caribbean Public Health Agency. This moves the tariff from 5 to 6 percent. SVG Green Party Leader, Warrant Officer Ivan Bertie O’Neal BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, contends that SVG is the South Africa of the Caribbean. Apartheid exists in SVG, as the black, poor and powerless indigenous population is forced to pay tax and…