St.Vincent and the Grenadines can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccines over the coming few weeks
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with Barbados and several Eastern Caribbean Countries who signed agreements with the COVAX Facility have been informed of the indicative allocation of COVID19 vaccines.
The Health Services Sub-Committee of the National Emergency Committee says St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ allocation is for
45,600 indicative doses of
AstraZeneca.
This means that St. Vincent and the Grenadines can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine(s) over the coming few weeks. The vaccines are the first of the assigned doses to satisfy COVAX’s agreement with this country.
Top Health officials, including Minister, PS and CMO in Covid-19 quarantine
Minister of Health St Clair Prince, Permanent Secretary Cuthbert Knights and CMO Dr Simone Keizer-Beache Social Share
Five members of staff of the Ministry of Health, including three senior officials are now undergoing five days quarantine after having been exposed to a Covid-19 positive person six days ago.
The Ministry of Health in a release said Minister of Health St Clair Prince, Permanent Secretary Cuthbert Knights and Chief Medical Officer Simone Keizer-Beache as well as two members of the administrative staff of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) “have been advised, out of an abundance of caution, to quarantine for a period of five (5) days ending Saturday January 9, 2021.
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PAHO hands over US$264,472 worth of equipment to SVG
PAHO Country Programme Specialist for SVG, Nicole Slack-Liburd hands over equipment to SVG’s Minister of Health St Clair Prince Social Share
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is continuing to provide “tremendous” support to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), the most recent being a symbolic handover of US$264,472 worth of equipment to combat Covid-19 and Dengue.
“Our support is reflective of our mandate to provide assistance to member countries, including St Vincent and the Grenadines, to enable them to strengthen health systems and respond to emergencies and disasters,” the PAHO Country Programme Specialist for SVG, Nicole Slack-Liburd summarized during brief remarks at the handover ceremony this Wednesday, December 10, at the Ministry of Health (MOH) conference room.