Caribbean islands are eager, but delivery of vaccines "complex operation" THE HAGUE - The islands are ready: the necessary equipment is there, the staff has been trained, but nothing has been done yet in the Caribbean part of the kingdom. “Due to a logistically complex operation,” the vaccines have still not been sent, the NOS reports. The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) said it was committed to providing the Caribbean islands with vaccines at the same time as the European Netherlands. Due to a delay in the vaccination program in the Netherlands, the planned delivery on the islands was also postponed.