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A top Bermudian doctor has attacked myths surrounding the coronavirus vaccine.
Malcolm Brock said: “I have an ambitious task. I really want to give you enough scientific concepts about the Covid vaccine for you to recognise the misinformation when yo...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Dentists and vets are among volunteers who have stepped up to give coronavirus vaccinations, the health minister announced tonight.
Kim Wilson said that the number of people who had signed up to get the shots had risen.
She added offers of help had c...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eighteen per cent of Bermuda’s population has received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while seven percent are fully immunised.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said last night that just over half of the island’s most vulnerable populations - thos...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health last night confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus.
The results were among 1,400 test results that came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said all of the cases were Bermudians who had returned from ove...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More knowledge about dementia could help stop people “suffering in silence”, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said.
Tinee Furbert appealed to members of the public after the launch of a campaign to boost support for people affected ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
“Vaccine hesitancy” is being switched for “vaccine acceptance”, the House of Assembly was told yesterday.
Measures against the coronavirus pandemic came up for discussion as MPs approved an emergency restrictions, which would have expired next Wednes...
DATE: Feb 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No new cases of Covid-19 were reported today.
The Ministry of Health received 337 test result had come back clear and there had been no recoveries from infection since the last update.
There are eight active cases, with seven under public health mo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 30 people received their second Covid-19 vaccination too early and will have to get a third shot before they are fully immunised.
The Ministry of Health admitted the mistake this evening and also reported two new cases of the virus out of ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A terminally ill woman who brought comfort to others with cancer has died after a long illness.
Kevina Santucci, a mother of one, was 34.
Ms Santucci found out in 2014 at age 28 that she had spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer.
The community...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Sacking workers who choose not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 would breach employment law, the Ministry of Labour warned yesterday.
A spokesman added that staff who do not get the jab would still be entitled to sick leave if they tested positive f...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter