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Black people are more likely to die from Covid-19 than White people if present vaccination trends continue, the Premier warned last night.
David Burt made the stark prediction as he confirmed that vaccination rates among the Black population “signifi...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Staff shortages resulted in long delays at the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination centre yesterday, while the vaccine hotline was affected by technical difficulties after being swamped with calls.
The online vaccination registration form has been take...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 200 people have now received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, giving them almost full protection against the virus.
And the Government is now looking to broaden its vaccination programme to other sections of society following the arri...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier overcame his fear of needles last night to get his second and last Covid-19 vaccine jab.
David Burt said that everyone had a responsibility to get protection from the virus if they were able to.
Mr Burt said that, vaccination was an indiv...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A warning against complacency after a slump in the number of coronavirus tests has been issued by the Government.
Health officials said that people should take a test as the now-available vaccine was “not a cure” and that it could be “many months bef...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped by more than half, health officials said last night.
The news came as one new case was recorded out 1,587 results received since last Friday.
The number of active cases dropped from 26 to 12 after 15 pe...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Covid-19 jab may soon be available at general practitioners’ surgeries in a bid to speed up the vaccination process, the Government has revealed.
A health ministry spokeswoman said last night that the Government was exploring all avenues to make ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Just 14 per cent of people registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are from the Black community, the Government has revealed.
Commenting on the startling statistic, David Burt, the Premier, acknowledged that the Government must do more to target ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another 19,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bermuda next week, the Premier, David Burt revealed last night.
The fresh supplies from the UK mean that almost a third of the island’s population could be vaccinated against the virus by th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s first code of practice for dealing with people with psychiatric problems has been introduced.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board document was drawn up to create “safe, effective and consistent” standards of care for the mentally ill.
Preston Sw...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan