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Dr Landis: Vaccines working extremely well
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Conceived in 2014 as part of the Central Bank of Barbados Distinguished Visiting Fellowship programme, the Caribbean Economic Forum tackles the many issues confronting the region, and offers its peoples the opportunity to hear from and pose their questions to leading thinkers in the field of economics, finance, and more.
In 2020, in response to the ongoing pandemic, the forum s format was revamped, transforming it from a once-a-year event into a six-part series, Caribbean Economic Forum: Beyond COVID , that featured policymakers, technical experts, and people in the trenches.
Now the series returns with a new season and new guests as the region continues to tackle the issues and attempt to find solutions that will help it adjust to and thrive in the post-COVID era.
Vaccines cutting covid19 numbers worldwide
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Panellists of the UWI’s covid19 vaccination Q&A session. L-R: Professor Clive Landis, Professor Christine Carrington, and Dr Peter Figueroa. - Screengrab of UWITV broadcast
Epidemiologist Dr Peter Figueroa, chair of the PAHO Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group said since the rollout of the covid19 vaccine, there has been a 40 per cent decrease in the number of cases, a 30 per cent reduction in hospitalisation due to the virus and a 16 per cent reduction in covid19-related deaths.
He made the statement during UWI’s covid19 vaccination question-and-answer session on Monday.
He said all three vaccines currently in widest circulation – Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca – were safe for use. While there was a risk of anaphylaxis (shock due to an extreme allergic reaction) with the Pfizer (four in every million vaccinations) and Moderna (two in every million vaccinations), no such effects had been see