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Health Ministry: No evidence linking covid19 vaccine, deaths A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale Health Ministry principal medical officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards has said there is no evidence to suggest a relationship between two recent deaths and the AstraZeneca vaccine. Speaking at the ministry’s media conference on Monday, Abdool-Richards said, “There is no evidence to suggest a relationship between the covid19 vaccine that was given within a couple days and the de...

Petition to get St James wound clinic reopened 3 Hrs Ago St James Medical Complex where the wound clinic was closed on April 1. PHOTO BY VIDYA THURAB - Vidya Thurab A PETITION has been started by a patient of the St James Medical Complex Wound Clinic to have it reopened. April 1 was the Wound Clinics last day. Sixteen people signed the petition, 13 of whom attend the clinic. Wound care patients have been referred to clinics in hospitals in their districts for treatment. Salisha Baksh, acting CE...

Health Minister, NWRHA, TTRNA meet on covid19 issues Tuesday 19 January 2021 L-R: NWRHA CEO Salisha Baksh, Health minister Terrence Deyalsingh and TT Registered Nurses Association President Idi Stuart following a meeting about covid19 concerns at the Port of Spain General Hospital - Photo courtesy Ministry of Health A meeting between Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, representatives of the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) and the TT Registered Nurses Association resulted in agree...

Deyalsingh agrees on four measures to address Covid-19 infections at POSGH, no timeframe given Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh today discussed four main areas in a meeting aimed at reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission at the Port of Spain General Hospital, in the wake of at least five infections at the facility over the past two weeks. Among the measures on the table were: utilisation of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests to test patients before admission; increased staff testing, especi...

  th , 2021 – Today the  Minister of Health, the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, a high-level Ministry team, and senior representatives from the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) met with Mr. Idi Stuart, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association (TTRNA) and Ms. Letitia Cox, 2 nd Vice President of the TTRNA, to discuss recent incidents of COVID-19 cases at the Port of Spain General Hospital (POSGH). Discussions surrounded four main areas aimed at red...