Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Health officials to discuss vaccines

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With the arrival of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Barbados, Wednesday’s media conference will focus on The Roll Out of the COVID-19 vaccination in Barbados.

Panellists include Dr Anton Best, senior medical officer of health; Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand, public health specialist and co-ordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign; and Major David Clarke of the Barbados Defence Force.

The press conference will be held at 5:30 p.m. and can be watched on The Nation Barbados’ Facebook Page and here on the website www.nationnews.com in conjunction with live updates.

Barbados received 100 000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India on Tuesday. (SAT)

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