HealthCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-04-19
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HealthCaribbean Weekday is a weekly #PHC #Health #Newsletter published on Mondays which depicts current happenings in the #Caribbean #Healthcare Sector, of interest to healthcare providers, investors & suppliers.
91,200 doses of Covid vaccine arrive in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo.- Today Tuesday a batch with 91,200 doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 from the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca arrived in Dominican territory. The batch of vaccines arrived 9:56am at Las Américas International Airport. It was scheduled to arrive at 10:30am. According to local media, the vaccines come from the Covax Mechanism of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Americas need more vaccines and faster – PAHO Director - Guyana Times
Twenty-eight countries in the Americas have benefitted from three million vaccines through the COVAX mechanism since March, but Pan American Health Organisation Director Carissa F Etienne said supplies still fall far short of the coverage needed to protect vulnerable groups. The COVAX target for the Americas is to provide enough vaccines for around 100 million […]
Covax delivers vaccines to Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Covax has delivered AstraZeneca covid19 vaccines to Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada. This leaves Haiti and Montserrat the only Caricom countries yet to receive Covax vaccines . On Friday, Grenada got 24,000 doses and Antigua and Barbuda got the same number on Thursday. Other Caricom countries that got 24,000 doses include Suriname, St Lucia, Guyana, … Continue reading Covax delivers vaccines to Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda
Guyana receives 24,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX mechanism
Guyana today received 24,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan…
Covax delivers 24,000 covid19 vaccines to Suriname - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
On Friday, Suriname received 24,000 doses of covid19 vaccines through Covax. Jamaica was the first country in the Caribbean to receive doses of the vaccines through Covax on March 15. Suriname is the second one, and Trinidad and Tobago is due to receive 33,600 on Wednesday – the first tranche of an order for 100,800 … Continue reading Covax delivers 24,000 covid19 vaccines to Suriname
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