BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | NOV 10, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Some Barbadians are making the mistake of waiting until it is too late to seek treatment for their COVID-19 symptoms. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, said the situation was such that it had resulted in a number of deaths […]
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NOV 9, 2021 – MELISSA ROLLOCK — BGIS Barbados is close to making a decision on administering the Pfizer vaccine to children five to 11 years old. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, made the announcement this morning after a donation of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by the Pan American […]
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PICTURED ABOVE :PAHO/WHO Representative Yitades Gebre (left) and a PAHO Representative presents Minister of Heath Jeffrey Bostic (centre) and Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George with some of the equipment. Other challenges in the healthcare system took priority over COVID-19 vaccinations at one site on Tuesday. Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic said they determined that the […]
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Godfrey Broomes — GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE….November 8, 2021 Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, said there will be no further extension for travellers to take the second dose of a covid vaccine to enter the country. During the COVID-19 update on Monday, Dr. Anthony affirmed that after November, only fully vaccinated passengers will be […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | NOV 8, 2021 (Stock Photo) The COVID-19 Monitoring Unit and the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) are investigating a report of a suspected bus crawl. The investigation comes after recent photos and video clips surfaced on social media showing a number of persons listening and dancing to music, and consuming […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Ferdinand; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best, and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Donna Forde, in discussion, while US Ambassador Linda Tagliatela; Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey […]
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Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony ( PICTURED ABOVE ) has noted that children ages five to 11 could begin receiving the Pfizer vaccine as early as next week, once approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). This was revealed as the health minister gave the daily Covid-19 update on Tuesday. “Starting from […]
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OCT 26, 2021 Seven more persons have lost their battle with COVID-19 in Barbados. A 40-year-old Barbadian woman died on Monday, October 25, at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. A 53-year-old Vincentian man in primary isolation, and two Barbadian women, aged 58 and 81, who were in primary and secondary […]
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The Psychiatric Hospital. (FP) Public health officials are closely monitoring an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Psychiatric Hospital, Black Rock, St. Michael. Screening conducted on October 18 revealed two cases of COVID-19 on the Grassfield Ward and two in the Thrive Family Centre. Through contact tracing, it was realised that there was a link between […]
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OCT 24, 2021 Three more persons have died from COVID-19 in Barbados, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 131. An 89-year-old Barbadian man passed away on Saturday, October 23, while in secondary isolation at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. He was partially vaccinated. A 67-year-old unvaccinated woman succumbed to the viral illness […]
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