Sinopharm vaccine working well against COVID variants
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PROF CHRISTINE CARRINGTON
The Sinopharm vaccine could help mitigate the worst of the dreaded and deadly Delta virus.
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Virology at the University of the West Indies, Christine Carrington attended Saturday s Ministry of Health COVID-19 update and cited a Sri Lankan study that found the Chinese-made vaccine held up well against the Delta virus. The Sinopharm vaccine is expected to be protective against the Delta variant and also other variants, she said.
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People wait in line outside the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the Trinidad Hotels Restaurant and Tourism Association mass vaccinition drive, on Friday.
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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has repeated that the government is not considering enforcing a mandatory vaccination programme at this time.
At yesterday’s COVID-19 press conference, he said vaccinations remain voluntary but he expects citizens will do the right and responsible thing by making use of the vaccines available to them.