Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh MP.
In anticipation of receiving its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in the first quarter of 2021, local health authorities are busy preparing facilities for its storage and distribution.
And while Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has not able to say exactly which vaccine T&T will be receiving or the costs, he assured storage locations are being readied ahead of time.
Speaking during the Ministry of Health’s media briefing on Saturday, he said three sub-zero freezers had already been identified within the country which could be used to store the Pfizer vaccine which has to be kept at -72 degrees celsius.
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With some countries having started to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to their citizens, comes the advisory that anyone coming into Trinidad and Tobago who have received this vaccine will still be required to produce a negative PCR test before entering the country.
This decision was announced by Minister of Health, Terrance Deyalsingh, who spoke at a COVID-19 news conference on Saturday. He said that this policy was decided after conversations with regional and international scientific bodies.
âThe position we have come up with based on the current available science, everything we say this morning is based on current evidence, things can change as more data and evidence comes in. The position is that we are still going to require anyone coming into Trinidad and Tobago to still provide us with a PCR test,â he said.