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NO-JAB PATIENTS LEAVE PMH FULL: New warnings as vaccine hesitancy fills hospital beds

Princess Margaret Hospital. (File photo)

Princess Margaret Hospital. (File photo)

As of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

By KHRISNA RUSSELL

Tribune Chief Reporter

krussell@tribunemedia.net

AN uptick in COVID-19 cases has left Princess Margaret Hospital operating at full capacity, according to PMH administrator Mary Walker.

The vast majority of patients there and those receiving care at the South Beach Health Centre are not vaccinated, Mrs Walker said yesterday, as she encouraged vaccination among Bahamians.

She stressed people who receive the vaccine and contract the disease in most cases will not need to be hospitalised.

“Our clinical teams are actually indicating that the vast majority of the persons that we are seeing currently at Princess Margaret Hospital and South Beach Health Centre, they are not vaccinated,” Mrs Walker said.

She spoke at a virtual press conference for the signing of a contract for capital works at PMH and the Rand Memorial Hospital.

“These are the persons that are in hospital right now currently receiving care.

“There are a minority, I would say about two percent that would have had just one immunisation, but the vast majority of the persons that we are dealing with at the Princess Margaret Hospital and the South Beach Health centre have not had any vaccination.

“Over the last five to seven days we are at capacity at Princess Margaret Hospital and the more severe persons are actually being taken care of for ventilated purposes at Doctors Hospital West and South Beach as well had two ventilated persons over the last 72 hours.

“So, indeed it is very critical that we ensure that persons can protect themselves. Vaccinate, you will be protecting yourself and your loved ones.

“We cannot emphasise it more than that. You will not get the severe form of the disease requiring hospitalisation if you are immunised, please be immunised.”

Health Minister Renward Wells had similar views about vaccinations when he was asked ahead of Mrs Walker’s comments about whether further restrictions are needed due to a rise in new infections.

There have been more than 150 new cases so far for the month and last month Bimini was placed on a two-week curfew because of a surge in cases there.

He said: “I continue to say to the Bahamian people, we the Cabinet of The Bahamas, the competent authority, we follow the recommendations of our health team in the Ministry of Health.

“There are constant meetings during the week as to our circumstance, our existing situation in regards to COVID in the country and those updates are forwarded on to the Cabinet of the Bahamas via this minister.

“They are taken under consideration and based on what we perceive as best in our national interest from the standpoint of protecting the health and the livelihood of the Bahamian people economically, as well decisions are made as to how we will proceed in regards to emergency orders and health protocols.

“I would simply say this as I have continued to say to the Bahamian people. We have the solution for what ails us in this country. We did not have it during the first wave. We did not have it during the second wave. We have it during this third wave.

“It is called vaccination and so I am going to continue to say to the Bahamian people the evidence is out there.

“There are about 7.4 billion people on this planet and at least 3.5 billion of them have taken a vaccine and for those who would have taken the vaccine the evidence is clear.

“If you do contract COVID having taken a vaccine, your likelihood of having been hospitalised is dramatically reduced and your chances of dying from this disease is almost nil.

“So, I am saying to the Bahamian people as we have been saying since March when the government of The Bahamas secured vaccines: go get vaccinated, please. I got mine, you get yours. Get vaccinated.”

As of July 2, 2021, 95,992 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered locally. Fifty-nine thousand seven hundred and thirty-one people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 36,261 people have been fully vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine.

On New Providence, a total of 69,642 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, and on Grand Bahama, 13,737 doses.

Comments

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 5 months ago

Yep.

Now somebody will post some stupid message about vaccine effecacy.....

The vaccines work. Period. End of discussion..

whogothere 3 years, 5 months ago

only 10% of nation is vaccinated of course Majority are vaccinated - however in the U.K. and Israel the tides are changing with delta strain (which is no more deadly than the flu in its mortality rates) so yeah vaccines haven’t stopped transmission nor have they provided lasting protection against variants...btw 80 percent of those hospitalized/died are also obese...I hope you start pushing healthier lifestyles as hard you push the experimental vaccines...do you recognize that 96% had comorbidities and the average of death is 73-80 in most countries... or the equivalent of life expectancy? This is and has always been about nothing more than control and compliance certainly not public health..

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 5 months ago

What I recognise is that 99% of all people hospitalized for covid are unvaccinated...

ThisIsOurs 3 years, 5 months ago

1/3 of the persons in Israel and UK who died from delta variant were vaccinated. Tell a full story. The comorbidities are a problem. Can they tell us how many are in hospital who are not overweight/obese?

We need to get serious. Obesity is killing more of us than COVID. Its the source of cancer, diabetes, hypertension and geart disease. COVID just acts faster so is more dramatic

Bobsyeruncle 3 years, 5 months ago

1/3 of how many deaths? And, how many fully vaccinated people didn't get the delta variant of COVID or didn't die from it. Please complete the whole story. Figures can be very misleading. If only 3 people died, then only 1 of them would have been fully vaccinated.

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 5 months ago

Just not true.... Vaccinated are mostly mild cases per the Israeli Health Minister..

carltonr61 3 years, 5 months ago

For once you are correct but further truth for Israel a nation months ahead in the vaccination game gave us a lesson yesterday revealing that after six to eight months in your body the Vax looses efficacy. Mhalf of Israel's new cases are those fully vaccinated. This is a new untested though revealing by time whether these experiamtal vaxes work. Only politicians are calling the jab a cure. The British are leaning toward a path of personal self sanitary after realizing AZ vaccinated persons were also becoming ill by dropping sanitary. Only sanitary measures work.

Economist 3 years, 5 months ago

note that the UK is already saying that they are planing for booster shots this winter.

They are still vigourosly pushing vaccinations as they reduce cases and those who do get it are mild cases. That is why they will give booster shots. they are saying that a combination of shots and sanitary measures work.

John 3 years, 5 months ago

Is this another drive for vaccinations? Firstly if only a small percentage of the population is vaccinated , obviously more people getting the virus will not be vaccinated. Secondly it is not factual that vaccinated persons do not get sick and do not have to be hospitalized. According to Dr Fauci, vaccinated people show very little outward symptoms of having the virus and some don’t know unless they are tested. But being exposed to the virus repeatedly can cause severe internal organ damage so when these patients are finally hospitalized, the outcome is not good. That is why the CDC is reversing it’s policies on vaccinated persons not needing to wear masks and follow other safety protocols.

rodentos 3 years, 5 months ago

in fact not the unvaccinated are dangerous, the vaccinated are dangerous because they may spread the virus without even knowing.

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

Wait, I thought further down you said Fauci was lying and profiting from vaccines, but now you seem to be quoting him as an expert. Which one is it, is he a lying or telling the truth?

CoolCatBD 3 years, 5 months ago

I support people getting vaccinated, but Ivermectin is also a option for the small % of breakthrough cases and "The stubborn".

whogothere 3 years, 5 months ago

I agree that vaccines short term are useful for the at risk population but if treatment is effective this is the only way forward that makes sense for society- jabs every 6 months and vaccines passports are colossal waste of time to protect a tiny fraction of The populace particularly given the risk of death for that are not obese or do not have comorbidities is statistically minimal.

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 5 months ago

99% of people hospitalized with covid are unvaccinated. So actually the ONLY way to ensure survival is to get vaccinated.....

Until the majority are vaccinated passports are the best tool to curb the spread.... Keep the unvaccinated out of the public.

Bottom line the vaccines work...

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

The Wuhan virus and its variants are all about big corporate money and deep state interests in population control, both in terms of absolute numbers and behaviour. They are driven by fears of the effects of over-population on the world's climate and limited resources. Many of these sinister and evil actors are at the moment holding their annual conclave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Big pharma and deep state actors would be only too happy to create a situation in which we must receive costly jabs once or twice a day for the rest of our lives so that they may keep us at their mercy and have absolute control over every aspect of our lives. And when they have depleted what wealth we may have, who knows what they will then do to us.

The best kept secret by the high tech controlled main stream misinformation media is the increasing number of reputable scientists who believe that the current experimental vaccines are themselves facilitating the natural biological creation of even more dangerous variants of the Wuhan virus.

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

Aaahh, can't you at least try to be more original? I keep telling you to no avail that imitation is the best form of flattery.

Bobsyeruncle 3 years, 5 months ago

I guess that went over your head then ?

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 5 months ago

Damn tribanon. You dumb. Bad..

JokeyJack 3 years, 5 months ago

You are not allowed to speak of healing medications. Even now, with the new policies, those who - for example - get a broken leg or arm, the limb is no longer put in a cast. Doctors are ordered not to provide any healing at all, and must wait until the new Bone Marrow/Calcium Vaccine is invented and produced. At least, that's why I heard some guys saying at the supermarket the other day. Vaccines are the ONLY thing allowed. I saw an old lady sipping some cough medicine the other day, I ran over and knocked it out of her hand and informed her of how STUPID she was. I said get your hip to the clinic tomorrow and get the flu vaccine. Same with tooth cavities. Filings? NO WAY. Pulling teeth? NO WAY. Wait for the tooth vaccine. Come on people. Wise up. All medication prior to March 2020 is no longer valid, unless approved by Dr. Fauci. All doctors are idiots and misinformed unless they agree with Dr. Fauci. The planet Earth only has ONE doctor. Guess his name? Yep. Dr. Fauci.

ohdrap4 3 years, 5 months ago

Breaking news:

NO-JAB MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER NO-JAB SUSPECT RAPED OLD WOMAN NO- JAB BANK EMPLOYEE STEALING BY REASON OF EMPLOYMENT NO-JAB POLITICIAN HAS A SWEETHEART

NO-JAB --- NO BREAKING AND ENTERING

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

Yup. Those damn no-jab miscreants seem to be responsible for everything wrong happening in the world today. LOL

themessenger 3 years, 5 months ago

Yup. And they still working on that vaccine for stupidity...................

DonAnthony 3 years, 5 months ago

Time to tighten the screws on the unvaccinated with restrictions and penalties. I have zero compassion for the unvaccinated ( except in the extremely rare occasions when there is a genuine medical concern w clots etc) who are filling up our hospital at the taxpayer expense. Why should I pay for the medical care of selfish, ignorant people who refuse to vaccinate?

ThisIsOurs 3 years, 5 months ago

maybe because theyre not selfish and ignorant? Their opinion is just different from yours and they have a right to it

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

Maybe not selfish, definitely ignorant.

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

The screws really need to be tightened on the muddleheaded ideas of the confused sheep who are so willing to succumb to the tyranny of government. Their pining desire to live in an authoritarian police state that would dictate every aspect of their life is a terrible blemish on individual human rights and freedoms, and nothing short of a great embarrassment to all right minded people.

themessenger 3 years, 5 months ago

Yup. With all these wild assertions and conspiracy theories circulating that stupidity vaccine can't come soon enough.............

CoolCatBD 3 years, 5 months ago

I support people getting vaccinated, but two groups need to be careful,1 those who have recovered from covid in the last 12 months and 2 those who are currently infected with covid 19, for some reason The Bahamas does not test for either.

TalRussell 3 years, 5 months ago

The most disturbing day has reached when Health Officials are allowing themselves to be reading off scripts written by the spin wing the office of the prime minister.
No, Comrade Sister Mary Walker, It's not just an uptick when the Princess Margaret Hospital is operating at full capacity, now is it?
Why hasn't a single health official - not participated - in the holding of a COVID Update Briefing, since April, yes?

ted4bz 3 years, 5 months ago

And the lies go on to get more people sign a bout with the devil. Stay away from the jab. That’s all I can say. Lies lies and more lies.

TalRussell 3 years, 5 months ago

And, the must-have lengthy discussion, hasn't yet begun for talkin' the devil surrounding the Doctors Hospital's, Eight Million Dollars COVID Windfall, yes?

rodentos 3 years, 5 months ago

LOL everywhere paid pro-vaccine trolls. If you still didnt get it: in UK with the highest vaccination rate they reach 30.000 daily cases and expect 100.000 cases by soon. Same picture in Israel, Chile, Uruguay, all of them with the highest vaccinate rates.

If the vaccine(s) work, why is that happening... let me guess: because of all the ignorant people who do not want the vaccine LOL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrvZ6an…

wait 3 more months and pfizer will be "effective" < 50%, which is actually the threshold for the vaccines to ever be approved. They still vaccinate with Astrazeneca in Bahamas from old batches, they should be 0 effective by now actually.

Bobsyeruncle 3 years, 5 months ago

Only 8% of UK Delta variant cases were in fully vaccinated people. This was for the period Feb - June 2021. Stop with your misleading information.

ted4bz 3 years, 5 months ago

“Fully vaccinated people have a 885% higher chance of death due to Covid-19 than people who are unvaccinated according to official data.” It is exactly what we see happening here and yet they spin and twist the story to scare the unvaccinated. Do not pay politicians any mind whatsoever ever. MORE LIES LIES LIES AND MORE LIES.

https://dailyexpose.co.uk/2021/07/03/fu…

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

What is it that you are talking about?

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

The Tribune comment section used to be fun. Now it's just a cesspool of Covidiots who spend all day posting for like 20 people to read. I hope they are paid to do that, otherwise, what a sad waste of lives.

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

But at least most of us men posting comments to this website do not suffer from your very severe case of dickalitis that leaves you in great wonderment of how dickalicious other men are. lol

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

You must think about that a lot!

rodentos 3 years, 5 months ago

you apparently are not getting it? The more you vaccinate in the middle of a pandemic, the more aggressive and dedly variants you will get. Nobel prize winners say this, former Pfizer CEO says this, several virologists say this!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti…

California ‘Epsilon’ Covid variant contains three mutations which could allow the strain to bypass vaccine immunity, study finds Spike proteins in the California 'Epsilon' variant may be able to evade the neutralizing antibodies in Pfizer and Moderna vaccines Effectiveness of vaccines could potentially be reduced by 50 to 70 percent against the strain The findings mean that the vaccines will not be effective in combatting the variant Over 97% of cases of the Epsilon variant have been detected in the U.S., with almost half in California

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

What are you talking about?

Emac 3 years, 5 months ago

Damn...So many virologist and health experts exist in the Bahamas all of a sudden. My whole theory on this subject is that those who are against taking this vaccine for whatever reason will always be blind to any proven studies or research done by the real experts. They will always reference anything that is anti vaccine, even when unproven and try to make it gospel. The thing is nothing is wrong with being skeptical about taking this vaccine, while it is in trial mode. What is silly however, is the trepidation that exist because of unsubstantiated news and all the other "research doctors" follies. It's funny though. All the anti covid vaxxers have always trusted their doctors whenever their doctors have given any diagnostics or advise. But now suddenly these same people have distrust for these physicians whose advise they have followed for years.

tribanon 3 years, 5 months ago

For what it's worth, my primary care physician, my dermatologist, my urologist and my dentist, all of whom I have visited in the last three months or so, have told me they are among the vaccine hesitant based on everything they've read and heard to date about the potential risks involved in getting vaccinated.

Emac 3 years, 5 months ago

This is what most are saying about their primary doctor. I guess I failed to mention that some of our doctors are also ill informed. But matter how we look at it, science always wins.

rodentos 3 years, 5 months ago

so they are ill informed about efficacy of the vaccine too

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

Haha, you spend all day posting on the Tribune, you don't have a job or the money to pay for all those doctors, ahahaha.

TalRussell 3 years, 5 months ago

Isn't it the politically elected and politically appointed's influence over health officials not be held answerable for creating Eighty-eight percent. that is behind the snergy used in the scripts to fuel the Anti-vaccination posts?
What, you've never read the literary works of one Comrade Renward, yes?

Emac 3 years, 5 months ago

So Tal, if we drop the political rhetoric, then what do we have left? The experts are still advising to go for the jab. For what it's worth though, as the Bajans would say, comrade Renward ain't worth Shite!

TalRussell 3 years, 5 months ago

Why you think health officials are wasting their time by lecturing the No willing few when the many thousands of the willing be jabbed, have no vaccines to go get. jab in arms. It is a lie that the PopoulacesGeneral, does want to be jabbed. It's their government that has failed them by NOT ramping up stockpiles with the required vaccine vials, yes?

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

I liked it back when your rants were jokey and off the wall. Now you are being serious and one of the most sensible people in these comments. Sad times.

JokeyJack 3 years, 5 months ago

They are not following them because they know that doctors are not allowed to disagree with Dr. Fauci or else they will lose their license. Also insurance is not covering any of the problems caused by the vaccines - so when someone goes to their doctor and says they have such and such symptom and the doctor knows full well that it is caused by the vaccine - he would not put that on the insurance form, because he would not get paid. So when statistics are looked at, everyone "concludes" that nobody is reporting symptoms from the vaccine to doctors - when in fact they are. Some doctors are secretly giving healing medications and saving the lives of their patients - but have made their patients swear to secrecy and not reveal that he/she healed them - because they will lose their license. Only a few doctors, who are wealthy and do not need their practice income are able to speak out, because they can live fine without working.

John 3 years, 5 months ago

Time to put Dr Anthony Fauci on the witness stand and find out exactly what he knows about the Covid-19 virus and the variants. Is he benefiting from the vaccines? And who else? Fauci claims he was searching for a corona virus vaccine before this pandemic broke out. But the lab in Wuhan was actually doing ‘gain -of—function’ research when several of the scientists working there became ill with respiratory problems and had to be hospitalized. Then Covid-19 appeared. Fauci knew about the lab situation but tried to keep it ‘hush, hush.’ He went on to convince the world that the covid-19 virus came from humans eating bats and buying them in a Chinese market. Thousands of tests confirm that the covid-19 virus is in no other animal except humans.. can you now take these vaccines ?

rodentos 3 years, 5 months ago

I see you ve got some brain John!

newcitizen 3 years, 5 months ago

Can we separate the vaccines from Fauci, we got AstraZeneca, which had nothing to do with Fauci. The vaccine is effective and safe.

Now, Fauci definitely has some dirty hands from before and the start of the pandemic. But lets not have that stop us from getting out of the pandemic.

TalRussell 3 years, 5 months ago

What Dr. Fauci got to do with a local issue of there being NO available vaccines?
And, for the record, Dr. Fauci, was summoned by Republicans to testify before a Republican control senate and was all things and matters COVID, aggressively cross-examined drilled for hours by hostile to Dr. Fauci, Republican Senators, yes?

John 3 years, 5 months ago

And yet the Republicans are the least vaccinated. So hush with that mess

John 3 years, 5 months ago

Ok let’s separate Fauci. What they s the probability of 12-15 different vaccines manufacturers coming up with vaccines (with over 90% efficacy within weeks of each other? And a cure for the Spanish flu (100 years old is yet to be found ) but it is also a corona virus. Then there’s AIDS. An almost 40 year disease.. no vaccines. Stop being gullible )and stoopid)

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