Dr Corey Forde, Barbados’ lone infectious diseases specialist, will be the first person to receive a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine if Government is able to secure at least four by this weekend.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said during an address to the nation a short while ago that Government is in deep discussion to try to secure a “handful” of vaccines in the first instance.
The others who would receive the vaccine are Medical Officer of Health – Ports of Entry, Dr Manohar Singh, who has been “the main person doing the testing and even going on cruise ships and boats and climbing”; and Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic, according to Mottley.
Mottley said she would receive the fourth vaccine if necessary.
The Prime Minister said Government will have word on the four vaccines in a few hours.
She said Government also hopes to have other vaccines available within the next four to eight weeks. (KG)
