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Posted: Tuesday 2 March, 2021 at 7:54 AM

SKN donates 2,000 Vaccine doses to Grenada

By: Staff Reporter, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -  THE Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has lent its support to the fight against COVID-19 in Grenada with a donation of 2,000 doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine.

     

    The announcement was made by Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris yesterday (Mar. 1) during the handing over of 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Vaccine at the RLB International Airport.

     

    In calling for the developed nations to continue to provide assisting to smaller nations, Dr. Harris said: “St. Kitts and Nevis has determined that from this donation of 20,000 vaccines, we will make available to the Government and people of Grenada 2,000 doses of vaccines.”

     

    He reiterated that “we must be our brother's keeper”, referencing the assistance received from Dominica and Barbados.

     

    Health Minister Akilah Byron-Nisbett told SKNVibes that assisting Grenada was due to a decision taken by all member states within the OECS that received vaccines to provide to those that did not receive any.

     

    She informed that a decision was taken that 10 percent of the doses received would go to Grenada.

     

    “Grenada was not able to get the vaccine in a timely manner and we know that in order for us to all be able to get out of this, we all need to get some form of vaccination,” she noted.

     

    Grenada has reportedly vaccinated approximately 3,000 residents with doses donated by various territories.

     

    SKNVibes understands that Grenada is expected to receive vaccines under the next tranche, which is expected to arrive in the region in the coming weeks.
     

     

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