COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee provides update on preparations to distribute vaccine in The Bahamas
All aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan will be tested before going live, to ensure the safe and effective distribution of the vaccine to those who choose to take it, said Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, chairperson of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee (NCVCC). The plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines is in the process of […]
REMARKS: Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis Chairperson, National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, and welcome to an update from the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee on the steps being taken to prepare for the distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in The Bahamas. I am accompanied today by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pearl McMillian, Deputy Chief Medical […]
VIDEO: National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Press Conference.
Courtesy Call with Dr. Esther de Gourville, outgoing PAHO/WHO country representative and incoming country representative Dr. Eldonna Boisson
On Friday Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis thanked Dr. Esther de Gourville, outgoing PAHO/WHO country representative, for her dedication and contribution to public health in The Bahamas and welcomed incoming country representative Dr. Eldonna Boisson during a Courtesy Call held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Friday […]
Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine delivery
The Government of The Bahamas has received formal notification from COVAX of the estimated COVID-19 vaccine dose allocation for the first phase of delivery to The Bahamas. COVAX, a coalition led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi (Vaccine Alliance), informed Bahamian health authorities that The Bahamas could receive 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca […]