St Kitts and Nevis receives first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine from Dominica

St Kitts and Nevis: The federation of St Kitts and Nevis received their first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine from Dominica.

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Timothy Harris, wrote, “We in #StKittsAndNevis are very pleased to receive our first consignment of #AstraZeneca vaccine. This is an important development. Hope for safety for our front line.”

Furthermore, He added, the world needs to unite to guarantee universal and equitable entrance to vaccines. #WHO #PAHO #CARPHA have all done well to help the world defeat #COVID19

During the national address on Saturday, February 13, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris affirmed that the Federation had secured two thousand doses of vaccines. That was courtesy of the administration of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

“Our first batch of vaccines has arrived in the Federation. It will soon be in the arms of our frontline workers. In addition to other priority groups as determined by our healthcare experts,” Prime Minister Harris stated. 

The prime minister added, “We also received confirmation from the Director of the COVAX Office that the Federation is set to receive 21,600 doses of vaccine by the end of this month. Additionally, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has pledged $600,000.00 to secure extra vaccines.

“Further assistance in the form of diplomatic donations or gift the nation is expected from the Government of India and other allies.”

Prime Minister Harris declared that the goal of his Government is to aim for herd community in the nation. As an outcome, he was having more than 70 percent of the population immunized against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

“I am positive that we will be successful in running this last leg of the race against COVID-19. Most importantly, we will see our Country return to some sense of normalcy in the near expectation. Plus, the return of more financial activity. We have been successful so far in looking at a delicate balance between saving lives and conserving livelihoods. We are now turning to get everyone back to work, but this must be done in a careful and safe manner,” Dr. Harris stated.

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