PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis gives a youngster a high five in the first day of vaccinations for children as young as five yesterday. Mr Davis is flanked by Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville, and Minister of State for Education Zane Lightbourne at the Mall at Marathon vaccination site. Photo: Eric Rose/BIS
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS
lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis was present for the roll out of paediatric vaccines yesterday and said the more children become vaccinated the more freedom the country can have.
The Bahamas received 24,000 paediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which can be offered to children aged five through 11-years-old.
They were donated by France through the COVAX facility.
Previously, only people age 12 and older have been eligible for doses.
Yesterday, Mr Davis urged parents to get their children vaccinated as a preventive measure.
He said: “Children contract the virus and when they do the vaccine prevents serious illness and death. So, we are encouraging all parents to seek to have their children vaccinated. Being vaccinated also allows us to open up the economy more, it can give us more freedom.
“Today I am quite encouraged by the number of parents who booked their children to be vaccinated and we are looking forward to have as many of our children vaccinated.”
When asked by reporters if the mask mandate will be lifted before the year is over, Prime Minister Davis jokingly told reporters he would hope to do so by next week if another 20,000 persons get vaccinated.
“I would hope to do so next week, if you could assist us by getting another 20,000 persons vaccinated by next week, we would like for you to have it off by next week,” he told reporters.
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville was also present at the Mall at Marathon yesterday.
According to the Minister of Health and Wellness, 66 people booked appointments yesterday via the government’s website.
“We encourage parents who are interested to please come out,” he said. “We are receiving walk-ins but at the same time we are doing booking. We intend to ensure it will be available at other centres through The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.”
More than 169,000 people in The Bahamas have been fully vaccinated against the disease since the start of the government’s vaccination programme last March.
Comments
joeblow 1 year, 9 months ago
... foolish and reckless especially since children are least likely of any demographic to have adverse effects from covid. Sadly, "vaccine" manufacturers can't be sued for adverse effects from the shot including death!
ohdrap4 1 year, 9 months ago
The joke is on us.
169000 "fully vaccinated". But the thing expires after 3 months.
rodentos 1 year, 9 months ago
it not only expires, the vaccine is for 2019 virus.... what is circulating has no relation to 2019 virus, the "vaccine" is anyway absolutely 0 effective. How ashaming
tribanon 1 year, 9 months ago
But keep in mind the dated vaccines are not without dangerous side-effects.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
France donated to us what the French people wise Haitians refused. that should be telling us something. If the Europeans advised as risky to give children the vaccination why us?
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...
However SARS-CoV-2 is a moving target, and the balance between vaccine induced and infection induced MIS-C and myocarditis, and the efficacy of vaccines, may be different for Omicron and other new variant waves that seem likely to arise. Furthermore, the duration of protection against both MIS-C and severe COVID-19 following vaccination is unknown. Continued surveillance and monitoring of both SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and severity, and complications of vaccines will be needed to guide decisions on how to use the available vaccines in children.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
The conclusion on safety is not out so someone may be being forced to drown our grand kids in this ocean. no word from Miss wilson on her dear beloved student safety, only more money for silence as kids take poison.
bcitizen 1 year, 9 months ago
This is almost criminal, children cannot give proper informed consent to have this shot and no matter what the spin the long term safety data is unknown and cannot be known for years. Furthermore there is no public health emergency for children. it has been known since the beginning covid has little to no impact on kids. Why are we experimenting on our children?
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
Danish researchers, meanwhile, said in a separate study that a prior Omicron infection was “highly protective” against BA.5, though there were signs that BA.5 infection was linked with an increased risk of hospitalization and that unvaccinated were less likely to get infected than the vaccinated.
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CoolCatBD 1 year, 9 months ago
:( https://twitter.com/i/status/15531696...">https://twitter.com/i/status/15531696... :( https://twitter.com/i/status/15529889...">https://twitter.com/i/status/15529889...
DDK 1 year, 9 months ago
SICKENING! What more can be said?
rodentos 1 year, 9 months ago
nope: DICKENING
DDK 1 year, 9 months ago
"When asked by reporters if the mask mandate will be lifted before the year is over, Prime Minister Davis jokingly told reporters he would hope to do so by next week if another 20,000 persons get vaccinated."
Actually, EVEN MORE SICKENING. Davis is indeed cruel🤢. This is the same joker who said the mandates should be lifter by SUMMER!
sheeprunner12 1 year, 9 months ago
The politicians don't wear masks in public anymore ...... Why should we be forced to wear masks???
Most face masks don't really prevent Covid spread. And the vaccinated ppl are past reckless when in public. So, if those who are not vaccinated are afraid of getting Covid, then y'all better stay safe and mask up.
CoolCatBD 1 year, 9 months ago
Do you think the C19 vax shot could become the basis for a new religion. If so, now somethings make sense!
https://twitter.com/i/status/15531696...">https://twitter.com/i/status/15531696...
or maybe, If it doesn't make sense, it make dollars?
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
both
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
30 July 2022 and Biden is infected again. double vaccinated double boosted. The vaccine does not work. He was sick for four days last week. Living proof that the vaccines just don't work. What more proof do you want?
CoolCatBD 1 year, 9 months ago
I am not recommending, this to you, but to stay "fully vaccinated", the updated vaccine is coming out in September, it will be 3 shots, then after that you may need a about shot ever 10 weeks, to stay fully vaccinated. So the answer maybe a lot more shots?
ohdrap4 1 year, 9 months ago
Your immune system will not withstand vaccinations every 10 weeks.
The effects of the current variant are similar to the flu. Do you take a flu shot every 3 months?
Now it is known that it is the vaccinated creating more variants.
As for Biden , he took pfizer's paxlovid, which causes Covid Rebound. Why take a medication known to cause the disease to reappear.
It is insane.
sheeprunner12 1 year, 9 months ago
The Covid vaccine is a global hoax. Period
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
Guess they are making a child paxlovid next week.
ColumbusPillow 1 year, 9 months ago
Not so fast PM! There are reports that after vaccination, there is a 86X risk of myocarditis (heart muscle disease) a LIFE SHORTENING RESULT. So much for rushing vaccination which normally take at least 10 years of study of aftereffects.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-did...">https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-did...
In 2021, medical experts were generally opposed to giving young people a third dose of the vaccine, saying that it might “do more harm than good.” An article published in The Lancet states that booster shots for young people are not recommended. The article’s authors included Marion Gruber (former director of the FDA’s Office of Vaccines Research & Review), Phil Krause (former deputy director of the Office of Vaccines Research & Review) and several scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Recently, Marty Makary, a public policy researcher and professor at Johns Hopkins University, wrote that many senior scientists had left the FDA, CDC, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other agencies. These scientists argue that the vaccine policy over the past year or so has been “unscientific,” and that its hasty implementation for the public and even for children is not rational.
Due to the very different physical conditions of the people receiving the vaccines, many otherwise healthy young people have developed myocarditis, neuritis, cerebral thrombosis, and even disability after vaccination. Therefore, the benefit and risk assessment of COVID-19 vaccination must be individualized and cannot simply be implemented on a large scale for all peopl
Bobsyeruncle 1 year, 9 months ago
LOL, 21 comments from the usual conspiracy theorists. The only time you guys & gals seem come out to play is when the words 'covid' or 'vaccination' appear. You know talking to yourself is a sign of madness, right?
tribanon 1 year, 9 months ago
Actually you're the one who makes the rare appearance to defend these dangerous experimental vaccines whenever they are seriously questioned on this website. And that has some of us thinking you may be among the privileged few who have some skin in this most insane vaccine profiteering game.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
The significant and dramatic changes in menstrual patterns occurring after COVID-19 vaccines should not be marginalized. It is indicative of major adverse effects on women of reproductive age. The stakeholders claimed that the vaccine would remain at the injection site in the deltoid muscle. This was misinformation. The lipid nanoparticles (LNP’s) are now known be distributed throughout the entire body and to be concentrated in the ovaries according by at least two studies.
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Even Fauci admitting vaccines of mRNA does a little little little something to to women ovaries and abnormal periods. I does hear about it. And Bahamian females do curse at the sudden irregularity. 52 said this from 2021. Who said the Bahamas had no scientists?
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
Now our quad vaccinated GG sick again. Same Biden excuse oh it saved my life. It is the new narrative script. Remember it was the cure. No it is not the cure only helps once you catch covid from the injection
M0J0 1 year, 9 months ago
gg mussy done had it 3 times already. They do not learn.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
Vaccine discrimination for government learning program must be vaccinated to learn survival skills. Not right. Or pay for pcr testing. They say if you are break and unemployed you have no other choice but forced vaccination. Just not right.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
The National Training Agency is imposing covid vaccine uptick as though it was a cult or lodge. Given that vaccines has dropped from the total cure to as on most first world nations to could only help you if you are over 64 with comobidities there seems to be no scientific or medical logic to to be branded as vaccinated. All EU nations and Israel stopped long time ago based on the science to stop restrictions based on vaccine status because both vaccinated and non vaccinated tests positive. With the new Omicron seems nearly 100% of the vaccinated are getting sick. Pharma is complaining that that they cannot pay off investors just vaccinating those in need who may need help though unproven if they get ill. The medical lobby of trillions lobby hard for their profits placing human endangerment last on the list. When we said from 2020 that the 666 stamp of vaccination will be your only ticket to survival many called us conspiracy theorists. Well, Bahamas NTA. If you want to learn a living vaccine first. Total unlawful discrimination is set amongst and against our people.
tribanon 1 year, 9 months ago
The pretentious masked imbeciles who are standing in the photo to this news article all meet the very definition of cruel and evil actors who are only too willing to prey upon our young and innocent children and grandchildren for their own sinister power-driven purposes. Truly despicable and nothing more need be said.
carltonr61 1 year, 9 months ago
The power of PAHO and WHO of which we are signatories of through the UN. However, incoming we were promised some national decision making. But now as vaccine skepticism and pushback to the extent that USA press is hinting boldly to Fauci to get lost. The EU medical directorate is calling two vaccines with four boosters four vaccinations and red flagging as a health risk further vaccinations. PAHO medical logic stands with 99% profit and 1% health benefits from vaccinations. All of vaccine drumbeat that threatens the world with fear pornography again according the John Hopkins University people are skeptical of leaders pushing science agenda. Too many are being denied education or travel at a time when we know so much about stopping a flu. Unsuspecting persons who are quad vaccinated are finding out that the non vaccinated are like superman.
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