Healthcare & frontline workers first to get COVID-19 vaccine - Hon Malone
“The Government has taken this approach to ensure a comprehensive program of vaccine rollout. The team will begin communicating early and putting plans in place for delivery of vaccine in a phased approach to the public,” Hon Malone said on a statement on Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Phased approach to distribution
After healthcare and frontline workers, phase two of vaccination will be focusing on people with underlying conditions that put them at risk of severe COVID-19 disease or death, and persons over 60 years.
Phase three will cover essential workers at high risk of exposure; such as teachers, school staff, workers and persons in care homes, shelters, prisoners and prison staff along with hospitality workers.
Phase four will cover young adults and finally, phase five will focus on all remaining residents in the territory.
“The Government is committed to providing this vaccine without cost to the public through the public health system and also making it available through private providers and will seek to ensure that access through the private sector will be at a reasonable cost,” Hon Malone further said.
‘Remain patient’ – Hon Malone to eager residents
He reminded that members of the public remain patient and calm as a recently appointed steering committees do their work to ensure a safe and efficient roll-out of vaccine across the Territory.
“While the Government will adhere to the above it is important to understand that as far as possible all persons who want access to the vaccine must and will be afforded that opportunity,” Hon Malone reiterated.
He said future tranches of the vaccine will continue to be delivered based on the uptake and disbursement of this initial batch of vaccine donated by the UK.
35 Responses to “Healthcare & frontline workers first to get COVID-19 vaccine - Hon Malone”
The rest of the world is moving on as fast as it can. The pandemic has affected practically everyone in the planet. Places that will have gotten things under control will shun going to places that have not. Worse yet, they are not going to be welcoming to those hailing from places where most people have this fantasy that the vaccine is created to control our minds, or that it is some kind of evil ju-ju.
And, to those of you rejecting the vaccine, remember it's been developed using the same scientific approach that brought us other medications. So, if you're going to be true to your stance, then next time you or your children are ill, shun the doctor and nurse for he too (in your minds) is part of the same cabal.
Well so be it!.. There is currently no vaccine for HIV or Herpes and persons are living with it aren't they? Correct me if I'm wrong aren't the two above not viruses?! HIV has the ability to kill you can't it? SO WHERE IS THE VACCINE FOR THOSE?! Aids is rampant in America especially Atlanta and it is still one of the most populated and visited states regardless! Stop trying to infiltrate persons minds with your beliefs. They're not sheeple! Look at what they're doing to the people in Africa?! Treating them like lab rats because it's a poor nation!!! Ah beg yuh please go siddung because the world has still been going on even after the SARS virus!