Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
By KHRISNA RUSSELL
Tribune Chief Reporter
krussell@tribunemedia.net
MORE than 13,000 people were vaccinated in The Bahamas last week, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
The jabs were administered in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco, he said, adding that on one of those days 2,975 doses were given. This was the highest number of doses administered in a single day since the vaccine campaign was launched, Dr Minnis said.
Speaking to supporters Saturday night during a Free National Movement political event, Dr Minnis said data showed that parents were bringing their children for the vaccines in “very good numbers.”
Further, he said of the doses administered in New Providence in the past week, 90 percent were first doses.
On Sunday, government officials said 146,738 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as of August 28. The latest vaccine tracker says 91,967 people have received one dose of the vaccine while 57,593 people have been fully vaccinated.
Despite the progress made, the Prime Minister said more deaths will occur as many remain unvaccinated.
“This past week from Monday to Friday more than 13,000 vaccines were administered on New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco,” Dr Minnis said.
“On the highest day, 2,975 vaccines were administered. The data shows that parents are bringing their children out to be vaccinated in very good numbers. Of the doses administered in New Providence this past week 90 percent were first doses and this is very good news.
“We are making progress,” Dr Minnis continued. “Every Bahamian now knows someone who passed away because of this virus. We continue to mourn them all and to pray for their families. Let us pray also for those who are ill in hospital or at home.
“I need you to help us end this wave. The hospitals are full. I need you to come forward quickly and get vaccinated. This virus is becoming a killer.
“More deaths will occur without vaccination. I speak to you tonight as a doctor, a doctor who cares about his patients.
“I also speak to you tonight as a prime minister, a prime minister who loves his country and loves his citizens. Our brothers and sisters are losing their lives to this virus.
“My administration has secured three of the best vaccines in the world. We have secured more than half a million doses and to end this wave and to end this phase of the pandemic we need you to get vaccinated quickly. The vaccines offer lifesaving protection. The vaccines are safe, and they are effective.”
Dr Minnis again stressed that by getting vaccinated, every Bahamian will do their part to end the pandemic and help the country’s economy to fully reopen.
“This would mean more jobs for all of us. This would mean more businesses being created and existing businesses expanding. I am pleased with how more and more people are coming forward to take the shots. Now remember the leader of the opposition, he wanted the bars to be open. Now I am talking to you about taking the vaccine shots. I don’t know what kind of shots he (is) talking about with opening the bars. Those of you who haven’t, now is the time to get vaccinated,” Dr Minnis said.
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Comments
BigSlick 2 years, 8 months ago
Don't be complacent! Get those numbers up and make sure the detainees in Fox Hill Prison and CDC all get vaccinated too!
John 2 years, 8 months ago
Now that Pfizer has been fully approved for human use, you will see that the vaccine will not only come with a litany of disclaimers, but the manufacturers will also not support the recommendations that some governments want to enact. For example Pfizer does not recommend giving third doses to persons after five months , like Joe Biden plans to do. In fact it doesn’t recommend third doses after 6 months and only recommend giving to ‘at risk’ persons after eight months. Oxford and other experts state that people who have recovered from the virus should NOT take the vaccines because they no have NATURAL IMMUNITY , which is most robust and effective than the vaccines. But Duane Sands is still on his sermon that ‘it is a sin not to take the jab.’
DWW 2 years, 8 months ago
So where did you get your phd from again?
John 2 years, 8 months ago
From the same place that told you I had one!
John 2 years, 8 months ago
Either Dr Duane Sands is intentionally misleading people about the vaccines or he is not keeping up on the latest information. After a study of 700,000 people, Israel says it was a mistake to try vaccinate everyone, Persons who got the virus and recovered should not be vaccinated because they now have natural immunity, just like in the case of chicken po. And they contribute towards herd immunity, The study concluded that herd immunity is not achievable through vaccinations and also that once the vaccines wear off, the vaccinated person is less protected than the unvaccinated person. And Israel is now seeing more people wh have taken the third, booster shot, come down with full blown Covid. It leaves the country (Israel) in a fix about what to do about the Green Passes ( Corona Passports) that are about to expire. They are now hesitant about giving booster shots to renew these Covid passports. According to the Israel report, a person that has had Covid and recovered, now has 13 times the protection against the virus than they had before getting sick. Taking the vaccine will suppress this natural immunity.
newcitizen 2 years, 8 months ago
Wow, dude, you need to get outside and take in some sunshine. Get a little break from all of your research.
John 2 years, 8 months ago
I gets my breaks and I get my sunshine and I still gets to research and blog, dude. The beast does not change his nature.
rosiepi 2 years, 8 months ago
Spreading disinformation resulting in fatal and/or dire consequences to one's fellow citizens is an unconscionable offense. Cease now before you kill somebody. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
Economist 2 years, 8 months ago
John, where do you get you info?
https://datadashboard.health.gov.il/C...">https://datadashboard.health.gov.il/C...
Thats the official Israeli covid site. It does not show what you are saying. It clearly shows that the vaccinated are far less likely to be ill.
John 2 years, 8 months ago
And what is the date of the post to which you refer? Israel does not recommend not taking the vaccines. What they are acknowledging is that the vaccines do wear off and (1) when they do wear off, a vaccinated person is less protected than an unvaccinated person) because their natural immunity had been suppressed and (2). Breakthrough cases are more popular among persons who take a third jab as opposed to persons who only take two. This came out on the weekend and after the Oxford press release last week so make sure yours is up-to-date
Economist 2 years, 8 months ago
They are very good at keeping their website upto date so it was as of this morning.
carltonr61 2 years, 8 months ago
Yea John. Don't know why they peddling two month old fiction. Guess it is just the script process G7 banksters want us to go through. I wish Sands would clarify a comment he made with Laing about acceptable meandering terminology of vaccines and male female. Hungary has threatened not to accept mush needed economic funding on the prinsipals of their Christian moral DNA that classifies male/female as as of birth and others as coequal to God made. We must accept Taliban kite flyers did 911, Covid vaccine is a vaccine, the Earth is flat and Saddam had nukes.
carltonr61 2 years, 8 months ago
https://www.rt.com/news/533416-israel...">https://www.rt.com/news/533416-israel...
Unvaccinated persons has higher immunity according to Israel.
carltonr61 2 years, 8 months ago
Horns are growing under that hat.
carltonr61 2 years, 8 months ago
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...
Leaders need to know the mess the mess they are telling us. There are many ways to make a mistake.
carltonr61 2 years, 8 months ago
Are they using morgue to put fear toword vaccination.
Truism 2 years, 8 months ago
Which is just an indicator that if the vaccine had been available people would have been accessing it.
John 2 years, 8 months ago
Persons like Economists, NewCitizen, Cobalt et.al always try to discredit what I post. But I take great responsibility when making posts. If ever something I post is proven to be false or misinformation, it hasn’t been often , but I recant and correct my posts. Today, unlike a few months ago, most of the information about vaccines and the vaccinations process is coming from the vaccination manufacturers and:or accredited researchers and distinguished scholars. Not anti vaccinators, Snd no, they are not bashing vaccines, and most still recommend vaccinations continue, but they beg to reevaluate the vaccinations process and ask that it be reviewed. Most conclude after studies of data that it was a mistake to require full vaccinations for all adults. They , in unity, conclude it is not possible to achieve herd immunity through vaccines alone. They also conclude that it was a gross error to ignore the natural immunity of persons who have recovered from Covid-29. They now say persons who caught the virus and recovered have 13 times the immunity to fight the Delta virus than a vaccinated person. And even more than an unvaccinated person. And their immunity is more robust than a vaccinated person and longer lasting. So if the government of this country and the medical experts in this country now have this information and continue on their ‘vaccinate everyone’ agenda then what does that tell you? If research is telling you that vaccines in fully vaccinated persons wear off in six months and there are more breakthroughs in patients with third shots, what conclusions can you draw? When the president of the US says he wants to start administering third doses after a person has been fully vaccinated for five months and the medical experts says no, at least not before eight months, what does that tell you?
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