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No viable AstraZeneca vaccines available

Health Minister Carvin Malone

There will be no viable doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine available in the territory beginning today, October 1 to October 7.

Health Minister Carvin Malone said the territory’s latest batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine expired on September 30.

However, he said the United Kingdom government is still committed to supplying the territory with the required number of AstraZeneca vaccines for eligible persons.

“The next batch of vaccines will arrive next Thursday (October 7) and will be available to the public on Friday (October 8),” Malone said.

The Health Minister also noted that the government has already placed an order for ‘the super sub-zero cold storage facility. This facility will store the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that the British government pledged to the territory.

Persons eligible for these two vaccines include school-age children between 12 and 17.

Malone used the press conference to urge visitors to adhere to the quarantine protocols set by the government. He said following these orders is one important way to stop the spread of the viral disease.

The minister said there has been an uptick in vaccination because of new vaccine requirements for certain entertainment establishments as well as the recently-announced US vaccine mandate. However, he noted that the current figure still falls short of the targeted 75 percent of the population or 22,500 people required for herd immunity.

“To date, the vaccination rate stands at 51.6 percent representing 15,468 persons being registered as fully vaccinated. Another 2,139 persons await the second dose which when completed will be 58.2 percent, representing 17,677 persons,” Malone said.

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  1. Stop the discrimination says:

    At least 29 cases on the vaccinated on VG right now. Arc this point all these mandates you are using to increase your vaccine rates is nothing more than discrimination. The vaccinated can clearly become infected. The vaccinated can clearly transmit. Lord Fauci himself said the viral load is the same in the vaccinated as the unvaccinated. Please stop the discrimination. You are dividing your people.

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  2. Inquiring minds... says:

    There is one person in the hospital right now they normally say unvaccinated or vaccinated why no vaccination status this time around?

    How many persons previously infected naturally were recently infected? How many persons who have been vaccinated are infected now?

  3. 1st district says:

    It’s Friday night and the garbage dump in Pock wood pond has moved into my house in Carrot Bay. You,the Primer and company is a total disgrace to the people of the west with this garbage. This is more DEADLY than covid, this is ALL kinds of waste that we are consuming daily. You have failed the people miserably. We deserve better. Leave!!

  4. Le Canard says:

    The UK office for national statistics has released the following statistic.

    Covid is the cause of death in 0.8% of deaths amongst the vaccinated.

    Covid is the cause of death in 37% of deaths amongst the unvaccinated.

    The state of Alabama has released new statistics. 11,600 people have died of Covid in the state. 26 of them were vaccinated.

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  5. Disgrace says:

    What a disgrace to have the privilege of as many vaccines as we want only to let them expire. If the people don’t want to be vaccinated they pass along the vaccines prior to expiration. There are millions of people around the world crying out for vaccines. We should be ashamed of ourselves!

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  6. Best get vaccinated says:

    Now you can’t go to the US or to Antigua without being fully vaccinated. Other Caribbean countries putting in the same rules to reduce risk and reduce people getting really sick
    If you want to ever travel get vaccinated
    Hope premier now says everyone visiting bvi need to be vaccinated so we attract more people seeking a safe vacation place

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  7. The Nation says:

    Hope you’re not trying to get to 75% to force the rest to take the vaccine by preventing the unvaccinated from accessing essential and non-essential services

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    • @The Nation says:

      Nobody would advocate for the unvaccinated not to be able to access essential services, however, there is no automatic right to be able to access non-essential services.

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