EDITOR, The Tribune.
I was disappointed to hear Minister of Health Dr Michael Darville say in his last press conference before the holidays that nearly 50 percent of Bahamians were fully vaccinated.
That does not seem correct based on the data the Government presents to the Bahamian people
The last data on vaccinations from the final week of December stated that 154,153 people were fully vaccinated.
At the last census in 2010 there were 351,461 people in the country.
There was no census in 2020 due to the pandemic. We, therefore, have to reasonably assume what the current population is.
It would be reasonable to assume that The Bahamas has a population of approximately 400,000 based on customary growth over a decade.
If that were the case, the 154,153 people fully vaccinated would represent 38.5 percent of our population. That is nowhere close to the 50 percent figure the New Day Government claims.
We need the media to challenge the Government when it is off course. The near 50 percent vaccination claim was obviously nonsense.
Truth is, our vaccination rate has slowed tremendously in the past few months. We need it to increase substantially if we are to get out of the emergency phase of the pandemic.
The PLP Government has to do more to encourage and compel Bahamians to get vaccinated. Its efforts thus far have been unsuccessful.
MSG
Nassau,
January 3, 2022.
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Comments
ohdrap4 2 years, 10 months ago
MSG = MonoSodium Glutamate, brand name Accent.
The populaces under 11 years of age are not eligible to take vaccines.
Must be 50% of the eligible.
Plus you will never be able to keep them fully vaccinated as 4 jabs are the definition of full vaccination now.
joeblow 2 years, 10 months ago
"The PLP Government has to do more to encourage and compel Bahamians to get vaccinated."
Why? If the writer was paying any attention they would know that the jab does not stop people from getting or spreading covid. If it did a number or cruise ships with fully "vaccinated" passengers would not be having outbreaks and being denied entry to various ports! In fact 55% of those with Omicron have been jabbed and boostered!
ThisIsOurs 2 years, 10 months ago
And yet cases go down every cycle.
Because nothing has proven that vaccination prevents infection. We know that the people susceptible to severe COVID will always be in danger of poor outcomes if infected whether vaccinated or not.
Our time and resources would be better spent identifying and targeting the vulnerable. Obesity is an easy marker. Doctors and clinics should be aware of other markers. Govt doesnt need to have access to patient info just that this person was identified as vulnerable
lwestraad 2 years, 9 months ago
Yes I agree with all the above. I wish the writer of this column would address all the comments. Please don’t just do what the government tells you to do. That isn’t freedom. Bahamian citizens must remain free. The government is intentionally lying. Omicron is not a threat to the average person and the “vaccines” are not needed as they don’t work.
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