By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE (Friday 26th March 2021) — COVID-19 National Task Force Chairman Abdias Samuel said at the NEOC briefing on Wednesday 24th March that while the vaccination programme seeking herd immunity is not political, all influencers in the community are needed to encourage people to get vaccinated. He revealed that the Task Force has sent invitations to all political parties and is hopeful for a fruitful discussion the following week on the way forward. He also warned of serious socio-economic consequences of continued vaccine hesitancy, noting that the increase in domestic violence during lockdowns was “significant,” and that at some point cruise lines will refuse to come to ports where the population is not sufficiently vaccinated. To date 10,000 individuals have been vaccinated; the target is 33,000.