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 »CMO: Covid restrictions to remain through January; UK, S/Africa virus strains not in TT
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 »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 »With hurricane season set to follow pandemic, Caricom must find voice on climate change
The Caribbean Community Market (Caricom), established in 1973, is the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world and its achievements along the way are many. Great strides have been made—particularly through functional cooperation in education, health, culture, security—and it is a respected voice in international affairs because of a …
Read More »Marlon Morris: Does T&T have ‘pandemic response success criteria’ beyond flattening the curve?
“[…] From the onset, the pandemic response success criteria—how we determine success in our handling of the crisis—must be identified with clear timelines and key performance indicators. “Is the success criteria primarily medical and public health-related or social and economic as well? It appears that the key or only goal …
Read More »CMO: T&T may have local spread, behave like person next to you has Covid-19
Ministry of Health CMO Dr Roshan Parasram warned today that Trinidad and Tobago might now be experiencing low levels of ‘local spread’ of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 and urged persons to treat everyone in their immediate vicinity as though they were infected. As of this morning, the twin island republic …
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