Governor John Rankin receives a Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, Feb. 11 at Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital. (Photo: CLAIRE SHEFCHIK)
Ten people, including Governor John Rankin and Minister for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone, led by example by receiving the first of 8,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in the territory this week.
An array of officials queued up to receive jabs during a press conference at Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital, included Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley and Speaker of the House Julian Willock, Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn and Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool.
A report from one of the UK s most respected medical journals said on Wednesday that nearly 40 years of healthcare and economic rollbacks had led to severe shortcomings.
South Africa has suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 after it was shown to be less effective against the Sars-Cov-2 variant dominant in that country. Some countries in Europe have also de