Port of Spain, 29 May 2021: The Ministry of Health advises that the administration of the 2
nd dose of the
th June, 2021. Members of the public who received the 1
st dose are strongly encouraged to take the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccine as it provides increased protection against the virus.
This is being done in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, which recommend that the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should be administered 8 to 12 weeks after the first dose. Administration of the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine began on Tuesday 6
th April, 2021.
Persons who received the first dose of the
Obesity in children soars 400% in 10 years
Sunday 28 February 2021
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh, from left, Minister of Youth Development and National Service Fitzgerald Hinds and MP for Port of Spain South, Keith Scotland do squats at the opening of the Healthy Youth TT gym facility at St James Youth Centre on Saturday. PHOTO BY JANELLE DE SOUZA -
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said obesity in children increased 400 per cent between 1999 and 2009.
Speaking at the opening of the Healthy Youth TT programme at the St James Youth Facility on Saturday, he said a survey of BMIs conducted by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute for the ministry indicated that obesity in children was 2.4 per cent in 1999 and 12.5 per cent in 2009.