In a Media Release issued on Wednesday night (24th February 2021), the Ministry of Health says it takes “serious note of statements being put into the public domain, which may lend itself to undue confusion in the mind of the population as it relates to COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution.”
The Ministry outlined the following facts on this matter for the public's consumption: COVAX Facility The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) deals with member states and not third parties, middle men or agents, as is being erroneously stated. Vaccines from PAHO have always been led to the Ministry of Health (MOH) / NIPDEC and the same applies for the AstraZeneca vaccine. This vaccine is being supplied via the COVAX facility, using the PAHO revolving fund as a procurement facility, as has been the practice for over forty (40) years. African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) Trinidad and Tobago has signed off on the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines via the AMSP, which utilises a similar purchasing and distribution philosophy to the COVAX facility. AMSP has made available to CARICOM states a block of 112 Million doses of vaccines and has confirmed receipt of Trinidad and Tobago's pre-order for 226,000 doses. The Ministry notes that similar to the COVAX facility, these vaccines are not consigned to any local distributor, as is also being erroneously said in the public domain. They are urging the public to be wary of false information. The MoH also took the opportunity in its Media Release to reassure the national population that only World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccines will be imported and administered to the local population and this will be done equitably. We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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