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Even with the emergence of vaccines, the public should not expect to step away from mask-wearing and other COVID precautions in the near future.
Jamaican doctor and professor, Peter Figueroa, warned the COVID-19 vaccines despite early results being encouraging still had far too many unknown quantities with regard to its overall effectiveness.
“The vaccines are not a silver bullet, we still need the non-pharmaceutical measures, the mask and the hand hygiene, the physical distancing and avoiding crowds, especially indoors,” said Figueroa while addressing the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor’s Forum on COVID-19 Vaccination yesterday.
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Thirty-year-old Shanekia Richards, an employee of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), does not have a health insurance policy. Neither does her mother.
Richards is, however, able to get check-ups through her place of employment, but attending to the medical needs of her mother has been financially difficult for her and her sibling.
Their mom, 65-year-old Maxine Williams Henry, suffers from diabetes, hypertension, lupus and “other critical illnesses”.
Richards explained that her mom is required to visit the doctor at least every two months, and since the onset of the pandemic, life has become more worrisome, primarily because the at-risk patient has to visit various medical facilities via public transportation.
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