By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE (Friday 5th February 2021) — Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws says St. Kitts-Nevis has been allocated 21,600 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility, with delivery expected as early as mid-to-late February 2021. The allocation will provide coverage for approximately 20% of the population. “Once we start vaccinating our population, individuals who are vaccinated will develop some level of immunity… if exposed to the virus, it would not take hold; we wouldn’t get clusters, we won’t get community transmission,” Dr. Laws said. The ultimate goal is to achieve the herd immunity threshold, estimated at 70–80% of the population. The Federation is also exploring access to vaccines through two other mechanisms.