AUG 22, 2021 – MELISSA ROLLOCK – BGIS (Stock Photo) The Immunisation Unit encourages the public to take note of its vaccination schedule for Monday, August 23, to Wednesday, August 25. The Unit will continue with its open days for persons 18 years and over who are desirous of receiving either the Pfizer or Sinopharm […]
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AUG 20, 2021 Director of Medical Services at the Queen ElizabethHospital and paediatrician, Dr. Clyde Cave, has stated that while it is theoretically possible for COVID-19 to be transmitted from mother to child, “this does not seem to happen”. Dr. Cave was responding to the question:“Are there any known effects of either the COVID-19 virus […]
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AUG 19, 2021 Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, is reminding the public that the Barbados Drug Service’s website, http://drugservice.gov.bb/, to report any adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines is fully functional. He told the online and in-person audience at the fourth and final town hall meeting on vaccines and testing at the Combermere School last night […]
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PICTUURED ABOVE : His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali greeting newly appointed CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett. President Ali and CARICOM SG discuss food security, regional development August 17 2021 by Staff Writer Guyana Information Service. His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali assured newly appointed CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett of Guyana’s continued support for regional development. […]
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Staff writer – Guyana Department of Public Information. August 14, 2021 His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, expressed solidarity and support to the people of the Republic of Haiti in the wake of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked that nation today. The Head of […]
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Anara KhanAugust 13, 2021 ─ Sputnik V also arrives ─ 100,000 doses of Pfizer expected in September Guyana’s COVID-19 immunisation campaign has been boosted with the arrival of 57,600 doses of AstraZeneca through the COVAX facility. The vaccines arrived early Friday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In his remarks, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank […]
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AUG 13, 2021 Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, has welcomed the first tranche of Pfizer vaccines from the United States of America, describing it as “big step forward” for Barbados. Speaking at a press conference to mark the arrival of the shipment at the Grantley Adams International Airport today, Minister Bostic […]
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Barbados Receives A Shipment Of Vaccines From US Government AUG 13, 2021 | By Sharon Austingill- Moore – BGIS Barbados today received the first of three shipments of the Pfizer vaccine from the US Government. And, acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw said the 70,200 doses of the vaccine would allow the country to take fresh guard […]
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BY BGIS | AUG 11, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Eleven new cases of COVID-19, five males and six females, were identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The facility conducted 1,081 tests on Tuesday, August 10. The number of people in isolation is 106. A total of 4,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (2,184 females and 2,312 males) have […]
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