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CMO says vaccination campaign will be positively impacted by Sputnik V greenlight

CMO says vaccination campaign will be positively impacted by Sputnik V greenlight
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By Carlena Knight
With news that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has been approved for use locally, a top health official is confident that it will be a huge boost to the ongoing public vaccination programme.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas spoke exclusively with this newsroom on Wednesday morning following the official commencement of the second dose rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, in which she was the first to receive the second jab.
The Sputnik V vaccine will now be the second Covid-19 vaccine that will be administered to members of the public in Antigua and Barbuda. This, Dr Sealey-Thomas said, “will positively impact the campaign”. ....

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Government rolls out second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine

Government rolls out second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
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Several frontline workers received their second vaccine dose yesterday. (Photos by Carlena Knight)
By Carlena Knight
Health officials who were among the first set of residents who stepped forward to take the first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine in February, began receiving their second doses yesterday.
During a brief ceremony to mark the event Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas took the opportunity to thank the nurses for their role in the vaccination campaign as they continue to celebrate Nurses Week.
“Our nurses have been leading our vaccination programme in Antigua Barbuda successfully and they have been an integral part of the Covid-19 national vaccination programme. It is very fitting as well they are celebrating Nurses Week and I want to congratulate all of them and wish them a successful week,” Dr Sealey-Thomas said. ....

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Health official acknowledges fall-off in vaccine education

Health official acknowledges fall-off in vaccine education
Dozens of frontline health workers – led by Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas – yesterday became the first to receive a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot under the national vaccination programme. The historic moment took place at Mount St John’s Medical Centre, observed by media. More inside. (Photo by Observer’s Carlena Knight)
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By Orville Williams
With the number of persons vaccinated for Covid-19 significantly lower than in the early weeks of the public vaccination programme, concerns have been raised about current attitudes toward the inoculation process, specifically their impact on the push to reach herd immunity. ....

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Health officials and anti-vaxxers square off

Health officials and anti-vaxxers square off
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Health officials who had gathered at the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) on Market Street on Saturday morning to offer residents the chance to get vaccinated were met with resistance from a group of anti-vax protesters.
Among the handful of picketers was Adrian Williams of the advocacy group – Wake Up Caribbean – who took issue with the potential discrimination people could face for opting not to get vaccinated.
“You have your rights to get vaccinated and your rights to be unvaccinated without prejudice,” he said. “We are saying, if you have a choice and we exercise our choice… our choice should not be conditional because the vaccinated are not having conditions met out to them.” ....

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No worrying side effects reported from persons vaccinated in A&B – CMO

No worrying side effects reported from persons vaccinated in A&B – CMO
Despite facing intense scrutiny, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is the only one approved for use to date in Antigua and Barbuda. The Pharmacy Council could approve a second vaccine for use in the country in the not-too-distant future. (Photo courtesy Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
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By Orville Williams
The country’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas confirmed, yesterday, that the Health Ministry has so far received no reports of any worrying side-effects in people who have been inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
“So far, no. We’ve been seeing the effects you would expect – the chills, the tiredness, muscle aches, fever – but [as I mentioned] these are things that we expect because they’re part of the body’s response to the vaccine. Those are what we’ve been seeing so far.” ....

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