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December 22, 2021
Purchase of new J&J vaccines is unlikely

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said it is very unlikely the government will purchase additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, noting challenges with uptake by the public.

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November 08, 2021
Govt targets vaccine for children under 12

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday officials are hoping to receive paediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine for five to 11-year-olds as soon as possible to assist with the successful opening of schools for face-to-face learning.

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November 04, 2021
'LET'S VACCINATE 200K BY YEAR END': Health officials set goal of half of nation given jab by January

HEALTH officials plan to "ramp up" the country's vaccination campaign with a goal to have about 50 percent of the population vaccinated by the end of the year, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.

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October 11, 2021
COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE SCHEDULE MONDAY, 11TH -16TH OCTOBER, 2021

The Ministry of Health and Wellness announces that the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre Schedule for the period Monday - Saturday, 11th - 16th October, 2021, is now available.

As 11th October, 2021, is celebrated National Heroes Day, all Vaccination Centres are closed. Vaccinations Centres will remain closed until Wednesday, 13th October, 2021.

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October 05, 2021
More jabs is good - but supplies running low

THE chairperson of the National Vaccine Consultative Committee says The Bahamas faces rapidly dwindling COVID-19 vaccine supplies due to increased demand, however hesitancy remains among a portion of the population about receiving the jab despite more than 100,000 people reaching full inoculation.

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May 25, 2021
Two more deaths and 129 cases confirmed over weekend

THE Bahamas recorded 129 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and two new deaths.

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Here come the jabs
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September 24, 2021
Here come the jabs

THE Bahamas government and the United States began a joint mission yesterday to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to several Family Islands, including Abaco, Bimini, Long Island, Exuma and Eleuthera.

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September 11, 2021
Statement from Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States of America

On behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, I express condolences to the families of all the individuals who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the United States of America on September 11, 2001.

Though it has been 20 years, the grief of losing a relative or friend endures. The attacks were acts of pure evil. There is no justification for taking the liv...

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August 30, 2021
13,000 people vaccinated in The Bahamas last week

MORE than 13,000 people were vaccinated in The Bahamas last week, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

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August 27, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Florida 'After Delta, Lambda Variant,' Experts Say Too Early to Predict Impact

Medical experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are tracking a new highly contagious variant of the COVID-19 SARS virus, the Lambda variant, but warning it is too early to predict its impact.

“While worldwide attention has been focused on the Delta variant, the emergence of yet another variant in a continuing evolution of this virus is further evidence of the need to continue exercising every pr...

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