A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the US last year. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
THE country will receive 128,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday, donated by the government of the United States of America, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.
The vaccines are due to arrive by flight at 1.30pm on Thursday.
The delivery will make up the first tranche of an expected 397,000 total doses donated by the US government to The Bahamas through CARICOM. The US government is delivering nearly 837,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Caribbean nations.
“Along with the doses we will receive tomorrow, the vaccine supplies we already received, and other doses on the way, over the next weeks and months we will have the capacity to vaccinate all Bahamians and residents who wish to receive the vaccine,” Dr Minnis said.
“Our vaccine supply will allow us to give a significant percentage of our population protection. This will in time lessen the likelihood that we will have large-scale surges that cause extremely high hospitalizations.”
The prime minister noted that the Pfizer vaccine will be available to adults and will also be available to 12- to 17-year-olds with the consent of a parent or guardian. More information on the roll out of the Pfizer vaccine will be released in the coming days.
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ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
Good. finally a concrete action. Now how do you get this Pfizer vaccine please?
lobsta 3 years, 2 months ago
The vaccine has been available for months. Just because the Pfizer vaccine is slightly better doesn't mean you need to put yourself and others at risk. Don't be selfish and get vaccinated ASAP! The Pfizer vaccine should be used for the 12-18 year old first.
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
Consititionsl rights: 1. can make my own decision and 2. you can call it what you like
DonAnthony 3 years, 2 months ago
Stop being selfish and wait your turn, let 12-17 year olds vaccinate first.
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
Oh but they already said you can chose which one you want! Stop being selfish and let me make my own decisions
DonAnthony 3 years, 2 months ago
This is the only vaccine in country approved for 12-17 year olds so like a good citizen that you claim to be go to the back of the line and wait your turn.
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
It aint your party. and when eill you guys learn that "demanding" citizens do something is not the way. Never apparently
TalRussell 3 years, 2 months ago
@ComradeThisIsOurs, If anyone possesses overabundance to FrankieUp sometin' as vital as Forty-thousand does vaccines — it has rightly fallen on the four laps of the Reds' — most substantive FrankieUps — Messers. Minnis, Renward, Marvin, along with that health official — you know that fellow now living and directing health matters out his bedroom in Washington DC** — You just hath no need make up such disturbin' things — yes?
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
Are you referring to Dr Brennen? I like him, he's the best of us. I give him full permission to join the next Ministry of Health conference in his pajamas
ohdrap4 3 years, 2 months ago
Call your MP. Thats how you get it.
carltonr61 3 years, 2 months ago
https://www.rt.com/news/531776-eu-inves…
Not until the FDA approves this happy sales pitch. Roy will turn to sadness.
DDK 3 years, 2 months ago
Thanks for the links!
carltonr61 3 years, 2 months ago
But Israel is debating lockdown after being the world's poster child for vaccinations. Not good at all. CDC place them at emergency travel only. Sad gov makes everything look so extremely and unbalanced rosy by filtering the truth when the least a word of caution should be digested and used. Our reporters are just repeating gov distorted one-sided picture narrative. Which is poor sham journalism.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/co…
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
I agree I dont think vaccination is the end of the story. Its almost like people who lived in the last century are smarter than us. they isolated the sailors. We telling the sailors come in and spread around as much as you like
carltonr61 3 years, 2 months ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/23/cdc-rep…
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
"if the prediction turns out be true, it means that the delta variant spreads so quickly that “it basically runs out of candidates” to infect, explained Brilliant." -cnbc (different story)
this is exactly what I've been saying. Just from observation. They have the actual data and they still cant see it. This 1 hour curfew change is nonsense and will do nothing but make it appear like they're doing something. The virus will pan out on its own. kill everyone it has to kill infect who's going to be infected, then stop.... Until the next variant when they have their 4th chance to botch everything again. Unless they admit that travel is the biggest risk and start acting like it.
John 3 years, 2 months ago
THE DELTA VARIANT MAY BE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC! If it is spreading so rapidly that it will run out of people to infect, then what happens after that? Let’s assume there’s another mutation and another variant develops. Thus far, the rate of re-infection is very low, especially in the short term. So the new variant will find even less people to infect. This will cause the virus to weaken and die off. There’s the possibility of a new variant that reinfects, but what is the probability of that. So yes, let the Delta run its course, still practicing safety protocols and monitoring what happens in India , Israel and the UK. If no new strains develop, then this may be the end of Covid-19
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
what happens after delta? I think epsilon. and the cycle repeats itself all over again because they will refuse to admit that our bread and butter tourists are the triggering mechanism
John 3 years, 2 months ago
Yes that may be so but the rate of reinfection is very low, especially in the short term
SP 3 years, 2 months ago
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it is investigating three new possible side effects that may be linked to mRNA Covid vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, after reports of allergic skin reactions and kidney disorders.
Europe’s medicines watchdog issued statements on Wednesday confirming that its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is looking into whether three medical conditions are connected to the administration of Covid jabs made by Pfizer and Moderna, after being made aware of a “small number” of incidences.
One of the three potential side effects being investigated is a skin disorder called erythema multiforme, an allergic reaction which manifests as reddish-purple skin lesions, sometimes around the mouth, eyes and other moist cavities on the body.
The two other conditions the PRAC is assessing for any link to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are related to the kidneys, with one disorder linked to inflammation of filters in the organ. The other, nephrotic syndrome, causes the kidneys to leak excess protein into the urine, which can then appear bloody or foamy. Symptoms of the disorder also include swollen eyelids, feet and abdomen, and fatigue. Some cases occurred in people with a history of kidney conditions.
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 2 months ago
"One of the three potential side effects being investigated is a skin disorder called erythema multiforme, an allergic reaction which manifests as reddish-purple skin lesions, sometimes around the mouth, eyes and other moist cavities on the body"
Ok I apologize for making a joke, but a few weeks ago I posted a mark of the beast prophecy from Revelations that said something to the effect that "boils" broke out on the skin of those who received the mark. @proudandloud was very derisive and condescending about my boils "conspiracy theory", boils being translated modern day skin lesions! Well there you have it @proud, this IS the mark of the beast! lol
whogothere 3 years, 2 months ago
Yay more side effects to worry about...
Totally worth it for young healthy people to take vaccines...
Oh and This adds kydney impact to the list...that should be nothing for Bahamians to worry about..kydney disorders are not that common right?
www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pha…
bahamianson 3 years, 2 months ago
it isn't an easy decision to make, we get that. Imagine if did not have any vaccines from march until now, what then? Something had to be done. we could not just sit down and watch the country fall into an economic downfall . The good thing is, a decision was made.
whogothere 3 years, 2 months ago
We didn’t have any. And we didn’t have any last year this time. Somehow cases subsided on their own. The only economic downfall was incurred by widespread lockdowns and constant policy changes that undermined consumer confidence - that confidence is not tied to vaccination rates.
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