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A Covid-19 vaccine registration hotline has been swamped with calls.
One man, who asked not to be identified, said yesterday that the hotline was a “disaster” after he had made several unsuccessful attempts to get through.
He added: “I must have trie...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One Covid-19 patient is in critical care out of eight in hospital, health officials said last night.
They added four more people had tested positive for the coronavirus out of 1,427 new test results that came back today.
One was a visitor who arrived...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Health today outlined the steps people will have to take to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
1. Get your appointment to receive the vaccine by e-mail to vaccine@gov.bm or by phone at 444 2498 and selecting option 2.
2. You will arrive at...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
All travellers to England, including those coming from Bermuda, are to be required to show a negative test for Covid-19.
The Bermuda Government’s London Office said the requirement for a clear test, taken up to 72 hours before departure, would start ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Premier led the way in receiving his Covid-19 vaccine in public today, saying that it was important to encourage the whole community to take their shots and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
David Burt was joined in front of the cameras by...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hospital staff and healthcare workers began receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations this morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
BHB staff said this morning there was a “buzz” about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine among healthcare professionals and t...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian doctor who works with Covid-19 patients in the coronavirus-ravaged UK yesterday appealed to island residents to get a vaccination.
Stephanie Smith said she was horrified to watch the fear of patients as they died without their loved ones ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier will be among the the first to get a coronavirus vaccination tomorrow at a special medical centre set up to deliver the jabs.
The Pfizer vaccine, which arrived in Bermuda on Friday from the UK, will go to the first recipients at 10am.
Dav...
DATE: Jan 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of six new cases of the coronavirus were logged today.
The positives were among 886 test results that came back to health officials.
One case came in on the Delta flight from Atlanta on Thursday who tested positive on arrival.
The other five...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of five new cases of the coronavirus were announced last night.
The positives were among 896 tests that came back to health officials today.
The news meant the number of active cases has risen by three to 94.
One of the new cases came in fro...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan