2 March 2021
Barbados is in the process of a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme, following the donation of 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India.
And now with over 25,000 people – approximately 12.5 per cent of the adult population – receiving their first shots within just two weeks, Barbados leads the way as the most vaccinated country in the Caribbean.
“This is a commendable start for a country that really did not have a lot in place for a vaccination programme,” prime minister, Mia Amor Mottley, said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes vaccination as a critical tool in reducing the impact of Covid-19 worldwide.