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Nurses appear set to step up action Article by February 10, 2021 The first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive could very well begin without the help of polyclinic nurses who on Tuesday called in sick and may stay away from work in the coming days, with the senator who leads scores of them as a trade unionist and the nation’s largest public sector union at odds over the move. General Secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, confirmed a sickout across polyclinics was “just the beginning” of action that would be escalated if authorities continue to delay providing hazard pay and protective equipment for the nurses. ....
Article by Government will hold a COVID-19 press conference at 5:15 p.m. today. Speakers will include Dr Kenneth Connell, chairman of the Barbados Drug Formulary Committee, clinical pharmacologist and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI; Sister Rosanette Cooke, Public Health Nurse and Senior Health Sister Winston Scott Polyclinic; Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand, public health specialist and co-cordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign; and Dr Lynda Williams, president of Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners. The press conference will be streamed live. (PR) Social Share Father Clement Paul said now was not the time to seek political mileage. (Picture by Jameel Springer.) ....