“[…] When you see tents set up [outside hospitals] is when your health system is overwhelmed, but we were using tents from day one! These billion dollar facilities we have and they are not designe
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Dear Editor: Idi is right, T&T must do more to support overworked nurses in this perilous time
“[…] What many forget, what the mainstream media does not highlight, what the ‘jacket and tie’ crowd in the media briefings does not mention is this: that these front-line workers, exposed daily to the virus, leave to go home to their families exhausted after double-shifts sometimes.
“Let us remember the level of trauma they are experiencing constantly…”
The following guest column from Rae Samuel of the National Workers Union (NWU) supports Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association (TTRNA) head Idi Stuart’s call for more support for local nurses, as they grapple with the Covid-19 virus:
Over 40,000 Persons in Trinidad and Tobago have Received the First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Port of Spain, 28 April, 2021: The Ministry of Health advises that Trinidad and Tobago has exceeded the initial COVID-19 vaccination target as, to date, 42,082 persons have received the first dose of the vaccine.
The remaining doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be used for the second dose. Thus, the population will be advised when additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available.
Healthcare workers, people with non-communicable diseases and those who are 60 years and older may contact the various COVID-19 Vaccination Facilities, via the call-in or WhatsApp numbers, to be included in the list of eligible persons who are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when new stock is available. The Ministry of Health will continue to update the public on the roll out of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Port of Spain, April 24
th, 2021: The Ministry of Health hails the successful establishment of the first two mass vaccination sites for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines in Trinidad and Tobago. The vaccination sites at the Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah and the National Racquet Centre of Trinidad and Tobago in Tacarigua began operations on 22
nd April, 2021 and provide increased COVID-19 vaccine access for members of the public. These vaccination sites have been added to the 24 existing Designated COVID-19 Vaccination Health Facilities.
On the first day of operations, 346 persons were vaccinated at the Tacarigua site from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm using 6 vaccination stations. At the Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah 716 persons with existing appointments received the vaccine. The site operated with 12 vaccination stations from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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