Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram advised today that the Ministry of Health would not recommend any relaxations to current Covid-19 restrictions for the month of January, as the government remains vigilant for infections over the Christmas holidays. The Ministry of Health reported 10 new infections today and a …
Read More »Have a disciplined Christmas! Gov’t offers vaccine update, schools target, and measure for UK travellers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley pleaded with businesses and vacationers in Tobago to remain vigilant at today’s press conference, which is expected to be the last Covid-19 briefing before Christmas Day. The government will retain current novel coronavirus protocols until 10 January at the earliest. And Rowley warned the public …
Read More »Reflections of a Covid-19 survivor: Goopesingh calls for swift, equitable, effective vaccine distribution
“[…] Notwithstanding the atrocious working conditions and other obstacles, our public healthcare workers have done yeoman’s service in T&T’s greatest time of medical need. They are not to be blamed for the badly broken public health system in which they work… “[…] for T&T, [the Covid-19 vaccine] also gives the …
Read More »Dr Richards: Covid-19 quarantine facilities almost at maximum levels
Quarantine facilities are almost at maximum levels, according to acting Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Richards. The nine activated facilities have a total population of 313. These facilities, which include several hotels, house nationals from state repatriation flights, as well as people entering the country through vessels and chartered flights. …
Read More »PAHO: T&T must show readiness to get Covid vaccine; MOH: we’re working on it
Some governments around the world, including the US and UK, have told their populations to expect Covid-19 vaccination to start by the end of 2020. But in Trinidad and Tobago, there is no word yet from health officials when the vaccine could be available locally. Speaking at the Ministry of …
Read More »Dr Hinds: we’re not close to end of the tunnel; 12 dead and 977 new Covid cases in November
Trinidad and Tobago closes November with 12 deaths and 977 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. This total is an improvement from October, which had 1,161 confirmed cases and 31 deaths. The total number of active cases is now 778. In November, there were two spikes in the number of …
Read More »Dr Hinds: Vaccine won’t be enough to stop Covid-19 in T&T
A third Covid-19 vaccine is seeing positive clinical trial results. The vaccine, developed by the Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is said to have a 70-90% efficacy. It does not need to be stored at freezing temperatures; it can be stored between 2 and 8 degrees. And it is …
Read More »Let’s chill! MOH announces storage and distribution plans for future Covid-19 vaccine
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh today announced the government’s plan for the storage and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available. There are no approved vaccines yet, but the minister mentioned two under development—one by biotech company Moderna and the other by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer—that he said …
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