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August 03, 2022
Govt wants 70 percent vaccination rate before lifting mask mandate 

The government will consider lifting the mask mandate once 70 percent of the eligible Bahamian population is fully vaccinated, Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday. Prime Minister Philip Davis indicated last week that the mask mandate will be lifted once more people are vaccinated.

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July 31, 2022
COVID-19 Vax Schedule for Children Aged 5-11

COVID-19 Vax Schedule for Children Aged 5-11

Pfizer pediatric doses will be available starting Thursday 28th July 2022

Available at Flamingo Street Clinic, Fleming Street Clinic, Elizabeth Estates Clinic, South Beach health Centre and Mall at Marathon.

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July 27, 2022
Darville claims COVID vaccine uptake is now increasing

DESPITE a noted drop in vaccination rates over the last several months, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said preliminary data suggests vaccine uptake is now increasing in the country.

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July 25, 2022
Bahamas Receives First Tranche of COVID-19 Vaccines for Children; Rollout to begin July 28

The Bahamas received its first tranche of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines, which will be available for children ages 5 to 11, as the country continues it vaccine rollout programme against the virus.

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July 25, 2022
Pediatric vaccine rollout starts Thursday

Shortly after receiving 24,000 doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said the government will begin rolling them out this Thursday. Children, ages five to 11, are eligible for the doses, which were donated from France and facilitated through the COVAX Facility. "We will start our ...
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July 22, 2022
Paediatric COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Saturday

Paediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Saturday and could be administered in the Bahamas as early as Monday, Minister of Health Dr Michael Darville announced.

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July 13, 2022
Vaccines for children are on their way

THE Bahamas is expected to receive some 24,000 paediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of this month, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.

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May 11, 2021
Public demand for vaccine 'flattened'

DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.

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June 09, 2022
Shelf life extended for vaccine

DESPITE a noted drop in vaccine uptake for the past several months, health officials have not thrown away any doses due to being granted shelf life extensions by international regulators.

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June 08, 2022
Govt secures COVID-19 vaccines for children 5-11

Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville yesterday announced that The Bahamas has secured 20,000 pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He said that, while in Geneva, Switzerland, for the recent World Health Assembly, the government negotiated with a World Health Organization (WHO) subsidiary for the acquisition of the doses. Darville said the date of ...

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