Parallel Healthcare System Collapse Delayed
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The Ministry of Health has been able to temporarily stave off the imminent collapse of the country’s main COVID-19 treatment network- the parallel healthcare system- as cases currently surge at record levels.
Its most recent effort was the addition of 110 beds to the step-down/transitional facility capacity. This was according to Principal Medical Officer of Institutions Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards during a virtual briefing on Monday.
Relatives say innocent man shot dead by cops
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“They kill my child for nothing.”
This was the lament of the mother of 38-year-fisherman Kern Richards, who was fatally shot by police officers at his Icacos Village, Cedros home yesterday.
As she stood in front the police caution tape that cordoned off her son’s home, Michelle Richards demanded justice. His killing also left residents and villagers angry and saddened, as they claimed Richards, fondly called Carva, was an innocent man.
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PAHO/WHO rep: AstraZeneca not second class vaccine
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Health officials are dispelling the notion that the AstraZeneca developed COVID-19 vaccine is not as good a vaccine as the more popular Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
The concern stems from the efficacy rates of the vaccines. The AstraZeneca vaccine has an efficacy rate of between 60 and 70 per cent while the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have an efficacy rate upwards of 90 per cent. However, the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) representative Dr Erica Wheeler assured during a Ministry of Health press conference on Monday that it is just as good.