Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh today vowed to soon have ‘dominion over the Covid-19’ virus. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s virtual media conference Deyalsingh said the country was moving from managing Covid-19 to controlling it through vaccinations. According to Deyalsingh, a vaccination drive may not remove the need to …
Read More »Hinds: T&T to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine despite European restrictions
South Africa has suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 after it was shown to be less effective against the Sars-Cov-2 variant dominant in that country. Some countries in Europe have also decided to restrict the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to questions over its efficacy in older populations. France, …
Read More »Rowley: ‘[School] is on!’ Forms 5 and 6 restart on Monday; teachers now essential workers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley confirmed that Form 5 and Form 6 students will return to school on Monday 8 February. Speaking at a press conference today, he said that the move was a ‘managed response of working with the virus’. Acknowledging that students have been kept away from in-person …
Read More »Demming: What is our comprehensive Covid-19 immunisation plan?
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Read More »Deyalsingh explains ‘stratified approach’ to mass Covid-19 vaccination rollout
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh described the ‘stratified approach’ to the Covid-19 vaccine rollout expected to begin in March. The first phase would target priority groups. Next, would be mass public vaccinations and finally, vaccinations through private hospitals. Speaking at the health ministry’s virtual media conference, Deyalsingh said the first …
Read More »Deyalsingh: T&T promised Covid-19 vaccines for initial 50,000 persons in March
Trinidad and Tobago, with a population of 1.4 million, has been promised enough vaccines for between 50,000 to 60,000 persons this March, according to Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. Deyalsingh made the announcement yesterday during the 2021 Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (TTMA) Virtual Presidential Inauguration and Conferring of Honours ceremony. The …
Read More »CMO: T&T pursuing multiple tracks for Covid-19 vaccines to counter production problems
The European Union has confirmed that it will begin controlling exports of the Astra-Zeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from the bloc. This is after an ongoing dispute with vaccine manufacturers about shortfalls in vaccine delivery. Many wealthy countries, some of which have already begun vaccination programmes, have ordered enough vaccines …
Read More »Another elderly person dies due to Covid-19; MOH answers vaccine questions
The Ministry of Health reported that an elderly woman with co-morbidities has died due to Covid-19. This fatality brings the death toll to 133. Meanwhile, the number of new confirmed cases globally also continues to rise. In the health ministry’s virtual media conference, epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds reported there were …
Read More »Deyalsingh agrees on four measures to address Covid-19 infections at POSGH, no timeframe given
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh today discussed four main areas in a meeting aimed at reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission at the Port of Spain General Hospital, in the wake of at least five infections at the facility over the past two weeks. Among the measures on the table …
Read More »US Ambassador: Our security, health and cultural relations are fine, ‘ease of business’ and Venezuela are problems
“[…] The state of our bilateral investment relationship can be improved. The United States Government cannot mandate its companies to invest here, unlike others that can direct their state-owned enterprises to invest regardless of whether they make a profit or not. “Instead, US investors are attracted to countries where …
Read More »Dr Hinds: Possible Christmas Covid-19 case spike; CMO: ‘we’re ready for vaccine.’
The Ministry of Health reported 25 and 21 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday and Sunday, which according to epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds, could signal the beginning of a new rise in positive cases. The numbers recorded over the weekend were higher than those reported during the first week of …
Read More »Deyalsingh: ‘Closed borders saved us’ from new coronavirus strains
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said that Trinidad and Tobago’s closed borders have ‘saved us’ from having cases of the new UK and South African strains of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Speaking at the health ministry’s media conference on Covid-19, Deyalsingh said that the new variants of the …
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