VI receives 2,000 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
The new shipment brings the total received in the VI to 35,000.
The new doses received are set to expire at the end of September 2021.
Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), who was on hand for the receipt of the doses, expressed gratitude to the UK government for the additional supply.
“It is critical that we actually acknowledge that they are countries in the world who cannot afford this, they are countries in th world who in terms of the vaccine hesitancy have been greater,” he said.
81 expired doses disposed
The Health Minister also revealed that 81 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the last vaccine batch had to be disposed on August 31, 2021.
He said while active confirmed cases of the virus have increased in the VI, the vaccines will still provide some form of benefit to the persons taking it.
‘We have to be mindful of the fact that the virus is present among us, we cannot relax ourselves, we have to adhere to the protocols and this AstraZeneca, this has been the proven fact as to why we don’t have more [cases],’ Hon Malone said.
23 Responses to “VI receives 2,000 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine”
Build your immune system everyday. These are rough times ahead.
This is a cure, why can't we get some in the BVI?? Oh sorry, is it that there an agreement with Astra Zeneca and WHO and UN to vax 95% of the BVI, over and over and over again?? For profit?
And why if there is an amazing cure available, Monoclonal Antibodies. . . don't believe me? Just look it up.
They have Monoclonal Antibodies Infusion Regeneron, available in the USVI. But we get more infertility, jabs? hmmm
Locally people want other options yet they still bringing in the same astrazeneca that people have doubts about to expire again. What happen to moderna since we cant get pzifer into the BVI due storage sensitive etc?