T&T to receive 82,000 doses of COVID vaccines from Canada

The island country of Trinidad and Tobago would be receiving more than 82,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the government of Canada.

Trinidad and Tobago: The island country of Trinidad and Tobago would be receiving more than 82,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the government of Canada.

The Canadian government made the announcement via press release on
Wednesday evening.

“Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 is our best chance of ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic because no one is safe until we are all safe,” the Canadian government stated in a press release statement.

The press release further states that the Canadian government remains committed to playing its role in providing assistance for equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines around the world, including supporting our regional partners in the Caribbean that have felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic acutely.

The Minister of International Development of Canada – Karina Gould, announced that Canada would be share over 82,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago via a bilateral agreement.

Following the statement, the Canadian Minister cited, “These are doses that had already arrived in Canada but are in excess of our domestic needs. Trinidad and Tobago were selected to receive these doses based on need and the country’s capacity to deploy them immediately, minimise wastage, and maximise public health impact.”

She further informed that these excess COVID-19 vaccine doses would be delivered to the Caribbean island country in the following days.

The Canadian Minister stated that after T&T receive the COVID-19 vaccines, then the Government of Trinidad and Tobago would manage the administration of the vaccines in accordance with manufacturing guidelines and public health best practices.

The Health Ministry of Trinidad and Tobago noted that so far, a total of
600,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country.

“Thank you for helping us to achieve this important milestone on our journey to achieving herd immunity,” T&T’s Health Ministry added.

The Ministry of Health has also urged the citizens to take their dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as it is the only way to beat the contagious virus.