The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment announces that two additional public vaccination centers will open on Monday through to Wednesday this wee
CMO weighs in on vaccination expiration concerns
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas spoke to the issue exclusively with Observer
media.
“The vaccines we have do have an expiry date the end of June and of course if persons do not take the vaccines, we may have some of them on our hands that may expire. Certainly, we would not want them to go to waste, there are countries right here in our region who would probably benefit from those vaccines because their citizens want the vaccines,” Dr Sealey-Thomas said.
Despite this, the CMO revealed there are contingencies that government can put in place to deal with the vaccines before they expire.
Government rolls out second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
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Several frontline workers received their second vaccine dose yesterday. (Photos by Carlena Knight)
By Carlena Knight
Health officials who were among the first set of residents who stepped forward to take the first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine in February, began receiving their second doses yesterday.
During a brief ceremony to mark the event Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas took the opportunity to thank the nurses for their role in the vaccination campaign as they continue to celebrate Nurses Week.
“Our nurses have been leading our vaccination programme in Antigua Barbuda successfully and they have been an integral part of the Covid-19 national vaccination programme. It is very fitting as well they are celebrating Nurses Week and I want to congratulate all of them and wish them a successful week,” Dr Sealey-Thomas said.
Final COVAX vaccine shipment expected before the end of May
It was a relatively slow turnout at the Multipurpose Centre as the public vaccination programme recommenced yesterday (Photo by Carlena Knight)
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By Carlena Knight
The end of May has been earmarked as the latest possible time for when the second and final shipment of vaccines will arrive in the country via the international COVAX scheme.
According to Health Minister Molwyn Joseph, the additional 16,000 doses coming from COVAX should be here within six weeks.
“We got the information from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). I was in a virtual meeting in which they participated … and they again assured us that no later than the end of May we will get the additional 16 thousand,” Joseph said.
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