Tag: COVID-19

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dr Caroline Burnett-Garraway, medical chief of staff at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), was vaccinated at the hospital ...

VACCINE WILLINGNESS: Survey shows 40% of healthcare workers pro-vaccine

Nurses, senior physicians and lab staff have expressed hesitancy NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Forty percent of healthcare workers who participated in ...

CORRECT DECISION: Forbes says vaccine use among 65-plus will reduce hospitalizations and deaths

THE SHOW MUST GO ON: WHO/PAHO urge continued use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Americas based on assessments

“There are no indications as to AstraZeneca vaccine issues in our region” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While there is an ongoing ...

UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES: Vaccination a lifeline for some

PMH has capacity for 120 vaccinations per day, says hospital admin NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Marina Laing, chief telephonist at Princess ...

BOTTLENECK: Only 2 manufacturers dispatching millions of COVAX vaccines but PAHO aiming for April 7 delivery

COVAX Facility secures over 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine through 2021 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Pan American ...

Cases of COVID-19 increase 67 percent as vaccine program rolls out

March 17, 2021

Weekly cases on GB have surpassed NP for past two weeks NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Newly confirmed coronavirus cases in The ...

IT’S NOT A COMPETITION: Focus should remain on getting vaccine program right, says Chamber of Commerce

March 17, 2021

Jamaica becomes first country in Caribbean to receive COVAX Facility vaccine allotment NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and ...

Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers ought not be “taken lightly”, says Sands

HIGH DEMAND, SHORT SUPPLY: Some manufacturers unable to provide Bahamas with vaccines until 2022, says Brennen

March 16, 2021

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Forbes notes additional shots may be needed as boosters NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While the government is working to secure additional batches ...

Global Tourism Crisis Committee recommends vaccine passports for resumption of international travel

Deputy CMO: Vaccine or no vaccine, COVID testing still required for travel

March 16, 2021

“We still need to make sure that we minimize the amount of disease that is brought into the country” NASSAU, ...

LIFE OR DEATH: PM urges Bahamians to take vaccine

PM welcomes Catholic approval of COVID-19 vaccine

March 16, 2021

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau’s position on the COVID-19 vaccine ...

CIBC FirstCaribbean donates $750K to purchase COVID vaccines; pledges $250K for staff vaccines

ROLLOUT CONTINUES: Vaccination appointments open for eligible groups starting Wednesday

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The COVID-19 vaccination appointment system will officially open for eligible groups on Wednesday. During a Public Hospitals ...

FIRST JAB: Nurse Bastian becomes first Bahamian vaccinated against COVID-19

Minnis, Wells and Dahl-Regis also among those vaccinated NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Ruth Bastian, a nurse of more than 45 years, ...

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE: PM makes pro-vaccine case to Bahamian public

110 people vaccinated as of yesterday afternoon NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday made another case for ...

Dahl-Regis: Vaccine hesitancy is a “real concern”, but more pro-vaxxers than anti-vaxxers

Govt would suspend vaccine program if additional doses do not arrive by month's end NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Head of the ...

D’Aguilar: Haiti travel ban extended due to imported COVID concerns

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said the travel block on Haiti has been extended for 30 days ...

COVID-19 vaccine rollout expanded in the Americas, PAHO director reports

NO POLITICS: Vaccine committee to handle distribution

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government will distribute all 20,000 doses of the first tranche of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ...

REST ASSURED: Wells, Ministry of Health assure Bahamas’ vaccine doses meet “all standards”

March 12, 2021