The Ministry of Health held a virtual Press Conference at 11am this morning (Saturday 26th February 2022) to update the public on the latest developments with COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. Below are the key points discussed today, courtesy of TTT Live Online: - The Ministry of Health will temporarily suspend the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination Programme from Tuesday 1st March 2022, and stock will be pulled back from the system. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this is because the current stock is due to expire on Monday 28th February 2022. The 260,000 doses of the expired Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will be incinerated. - Minister Deyalsingh confirmed that a shipment of 75,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in T&T the following week, after which the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Programme will resume. - The COVID-19 Booster Programme continues with the other brands of vaccines (Sinopharm, Johnson & Johnson, etc). The Health Minister said about 1,000 people are receiving their COVID-19 boosters per day. However, he lamented the slow pace of the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive in Schools. So far, only thirty-eight (38) students have received the vaccine under this Drive. - In answering a question on the operations at Safe Zone Carnival events, the Health Minister reminded that:
If you missed the Press Conference, you can watch it below in its entirety. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: TTT Live Online]
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