CMO weighs in on vaccination expiration concerns
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas spoke to the issue exclusively with Observer
media.
“The vaccines we have do have an expiry date the end of June and of course if persons do not take the vaccines, we may have some of them on our hands that may expire. Certainly, we would not want them to go to waste, there are countries right here in our region who would probably benefit from those vaccines because their citizens want the vaccines,” Dr Sealey-Thomas said.
Despite this, the CMO revealed there are contingencies that government can put in place to deal with the vaccines before they expire.
Residents accuse the gov’t of bribery re mandatory vaccination to attend fetes
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By Latrishka Thomas
Residents of Antigua and Barbuda appear to be outraged over the fact that they will be required to be fully vaccinated to attend an event.
This comes just as Cabinet announced that fete promoters have agreed that they, their patrons, and their guest artistes will be fully vaccinated as a prerequisite to holding parties during the Carnival holiday period and beyond.
Residents are calling this move a bribe.
One man speaking on Observer’s sister station Hitz FM said: “You nuh see a bribe the man a bribe people just fuh take the stupid vaccine. So call ting wah dem call vaccine cause no vaccine can’t make so early. He try bribe people with $50 voucher, dat nuh work. He try tell people if dem nuh vaccine dem nah get them pension. He try all kinda ting and realize e nah work. Dem a try kungfu now with Carnival.”
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
By Sir Ronald Sanders Â
Sections of the population in many of the 14 independent CARICOM countries are in grave danger of undermining their own health and economic interests by their refusal to be inoculated against the coronavirus, COVID-19.
At the time of writing (May 13), 159.5 million persons have been infected with the virus worldwide. Of this number, almost 3.4 million have died.  Shockingly, the countries of the Americas from Canada to Argentina, including the Caribbean, account for almost half of the global infections and deaths – 64.1 million infections and 1.5 million deaths.
While this persistent rate of infections and deaths continues, the entire Hemisphere, except for the wealthiest nations, will continue to experience a health and economic crisis.  All who yearn for a return to the pre-COVID period of unrestricted activity will not only endure an exceedingly long waiting period, but they will also experience increa
CMO says vaccination campaign will be positively impacted by Sputnik V greenlight
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By Carlena Knight
With news that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has been approved for use locally, a top health official is confident that it will be a huge boost to the ongoing public vaccination programme.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas spoke exclusively with this newsroom on Wednesday morning following the official commencement of the second dose rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, in which she was the first to receive the second jab.
The Sputnik V vaccine will now be the second Covid-19 vaccine that will be administered to members of the public in Antigua and Barbuda. This, Dr Sealey-Thomas said, “will positively impact the campaign”.
Rastafarian elder reaffirms stance against Covid-19 jab, despite appeal by PM Browne
Elder Ras Osagyefo of the Nyabinghi tribe reiterated their position yesterday on the issue of vaccines.
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Despite a public appeal from Prime Minister Gaston Browne for members of the Rastafarian community to be inoculated against Covid-19, members of the Nyabinghi tribe are adamant that they will not be taking the “white man’s vaccine”.
Speaking exclusively with Observer media yesterday, one of the elders of the tribe, Ras Osagyefo, was resolute in his stance that they will not be taking any vaccine.
While speaking during the handing over ceremony for Booby Alley homes on Monday, Browne appealed to Rastafarians to take the vaccine, adding that he had previous discussions with Osagyefo about the possibility of taking it.