A first-time mother who took legal action over the death of her unborn child will receive compensation from the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA).
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Public urged not to be afraid to take the vaccine
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WE DID IT: Tidy Nimblet, left, and Dennis Smith elbow bounce each other after getting their vaccine shots at the Arima Health Centre on Tuesday. PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON -
As the Ministry of Health continues its vaccination rollout adding the recent donation of 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccines to its AstraZeneca stocks, people who have received the vaccination are urging others to take the jab.
“People shouldn’t be scared to come out,” said Tidy Nimblet who received his vaccine at the Arima District Health Facility on Tuesday. “It is well organised (and) very encouraging for anybody to come out.”
22-year-old Kim Francois seeks help to beat cancer
Arima resident Kim Francois before her cancer diagnosis. -
Kim Francois, 22, was the typical young adult – working, going to the gym, eating well and travelling.
That was until she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia four months ago.
Cancerresearchuk.org says acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. It added that adults and children can get it, but it is most often diagnosed in younger people. Chemotherapy is the main treatment and some people need to have a stem cell transplant, it said.
119 get vaccines in NCRHA health centres
North Central Regional Health Authority CEO Davlin Thomas. -
VACCINATIONS for covid19 at sites managed by the North Central Regional Health Authority are going smoothly CEO Davlin Thomas told Newsday on Tuesday.
Thomas said some 240 people pre-registered to receive their AstraZeneca vaccines on Tuesday at four locations – Arima, La Horquetta, Chaguanas and St Joseph.
Up to midday, 119 people received their vaccines: 30 at Arima, 23 at La Horquetta, 44 at Chaguanas and 42 at St Joseph.
At 2.30 pm, Health Minister Terence Deyalsingh was due to receive his vaccination at the St Joseph Enhanced Health Centre.
Thomas said as the regional health authority which does most of the vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, Tuesday s exercise had no hiccups as the staff were accustomed to vaccinating the public.