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February 10, 2021
Barbados has received a shipment of 100,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, a game changer in our fight against the deadly COVID-19.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley described it as “momentous” occasion and indeed it is, given the uneven access to vaccines for small island developing states like ours.
On behalf of a grateful nation, we ought to extend our thanks to the Government and people of India, whose Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine maker.
Based on the advice of experts at home and aboard, we have every reason to be optimistic that vaccination can turn the tide against this microscopic enemy that has ended many lives, upended countless others, toppled our economy and shaken the globe.
by Bajan Reporter / February 10th, 2021
Barbados’ death toll from Covid-19 rose to 20 yesterday as a result of the passing of two more Barbadians.
The first death was that of a 53 year-old female with a history of chronic noncommunicable diseases. She died at Harrison Point where she had been a patient for 3 days, following a positive PCR test result. Within hours, a 67 year old man died at Enmore after being admitted there from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital the previous day. He too had a history of NCDs.
Minister of Health and Wellness,
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, extended condolences to the mourning families.
Barbados’ death toll from COVID-19 rose to 20 yesterday as a result of the passing of two Barbadians.
The first death was that of a 53-year-old female with a history of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She died at Harrison Point where she had been a patient for three days, following a positive PCR test result.
Within hours, a 67-year-old man died at Enmore after being admitted there from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital the previous day. He too had a history of NCDs.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Jeffrey Bostic, extended condolences to the mourning families. He warned that every age group was vulnerable to the viral illness as the recent deaths were not limited to only senior citizens.
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Government will hold a COVID-19 press conference at 5:15 p.m. today.
Speakers will include Dr Kenneth Connell, chairman of the Barbados Drug Formulary Committee, clinical pharmacologist and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI; Sister Rosanette Cooke, Public Health Nurse and Senior Health Sister Winston Scott Polyclinic; Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand, public health specialist and co-cordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign; and Dr Lynda Williams, president of Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners.
The press conference will be streamed live.
(PR)
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Father Clement Paul said now was not the time to seek political mileage. (Picture by Jameel Springer.)