In terms of politics, 2020 could easily be described as the year of Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). For leading the JLP to an epic landslide victory over Dr Peter Phillips and the People’s National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election, Holness firmly established himself as the most astute politician in the country. His profile had already been growing internationally in recent years.
Yet, for his handling of Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to be lauded around the world, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, could easily be named politician of the year. This is true, even with the Market Me controversy/scandal that threatened to tarnish his reputation and which, any discerning onlooker could see, had ruffled his feathers. Imagine being asked by a reporter during a live televised news conference whether you had cheated on your wife? Tufton’s “none of your business” response is now famous. To his
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Who is included in the first phase of vaccinations?
The state’s first phase of initial doses will go to health care workers and long-term care facility residents.
Indiana has about 400,000 health care workers – doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, environmental services, administrators who have direct contact with patients, transportation staff. There are about 39,000 Hoosiers living in long-term care facilities.
That means about 6.5 percent of Indiana’s total population are prioritized for the first phase of the vaccine’s rollout.
But Dr. Lindsay Weaver, Indiana Department of Health chief medical officer, said the very first doses aren’t enough to cover that entire population. The health department anticipates receiving 55,575 doses in the first week.
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