HealthCaribbean Weekend
Edition 2021-05-27
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HealthCaribbean Weekend is a weekly PHC Health Newsletter published on Thursdays which depicts current happenings in the Caribbean Healthcare Sector, of interest to healthcare providers, investors & suppliers.
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Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks as domestic demand for shots drops and global disparities in...
PAHO welcomes more covid19 vaccines from US - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday welcomed United States President Joe Biden’s announcement on Monday that the US will export 80 million doses of covid19 vaccines within the next six weeks. In expressing her gratitude for Biden’s announcement, PAHO director Dr Carissa Etienne said the Americas have been “the epicentre of the pandemic … Continue reading PAHO welcomes more covid19 vaccines from US
PM contacts US President directly about vaccines - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne has confirmed that the Prime Minister has reached out directly to US President Joe Biden to request vaccines, after Biden’s announcement of his intent to distribute 80 million vaccines overseas. Biden made the announcement on Twitter on Monday, saying, “America will never be fully safe while this … Continue reading PM contacts US President directly about vaccines
Sinopharm vaccines arrive in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The promised 100,000 doses of the WHO-approved Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Trinidad and Tobago at 1.09 am on Wednesday. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh was on hand to receive the vaccines, a gift from the Chinese government. The government of China agreed to donate the vaccines after a conversation between the Prime Minister and China’s President … Continue reading Sinopharm vaccines arrive in Trinidad and Tobago
Govt orders additional 800,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia
The Guyana Government has ordered an additional 800,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia. This is according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony in a Department of Public Information (D…
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