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By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell is blaming political interference from the…
Main opposition party maintains stance against mandatory vaccination
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The Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has spoken out against the recent attempts by the government to “bribe” residents to get vaccinated, and has called them ineffective.
Harold Lovell addressed the matter at the UPP’s Virtual Meeting on Thursday and echoed similar comments hours later on Observer radio.
He said that bribing persons who are already quite skeptical about getting the jab does not make sense and has suggested intensive educational campaigns as the way forward in order to mitigate the dilemma.
Lovell said people need to be armed with as much information as possible to be able to make informed choices.
United Progressive Party mourns the passing of former candidate, Michael Burton
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Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell said news of the death of one the party’s former candidates has shaken the party, irrespective of the fact that the politician had been ailing for over a year.
Michael Burton reportedly died of heart failure yesterday while receiving treatment in the United States for an undisclosed illness.
“This news has shaken the party in a very serious way because we were all hoping and praying for his recovery,” Lovell told Observer
media.
The UPP leader disclosed that from all reports, Burton was in a stable condition, however the situation unexpectedly took a turn for the worse.
Contact tracing process needs urgent repair - Lovell - Antigua Observer Newspaper antiguaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antiguaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.