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Cabinet Notes:<\/strong> Vaccine hesitancy has become an issue globally because of the adverse claims which have been made by many publicly, especially on social media.<\/p>

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The impact on the psyche of many people has led to the establishment of a Public Education Sub-Committee in Antigua and Barbuda, charged with informing, educating and encouraging the citizenship to accept the AstraZeneca vaccine.<\/p>\n

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The CMO pointed out that until 80% of the population has achieved vaccination, \u201cherd immunity\u201d will not be attained. That status (herd immunity) is necessary to cause infections from Covid to be no more deadly than the flu, it was remarked; hospitalizations, all manner of maladies, sickness and death will then be brought under control.<\/p>

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The Sub-Committee will recruit many of the most influential voices in the state to provide education and public announcements that will attempt to sway the majority away from the anti-vaccers\u2019 negative messages. Further, a Covid Vaccine Passport will surely be required to travel to all destinations as the crisis wanes, and as countries seek to protect their domestic populations from visitors, which will serve as an incentive to vaccinate.<\/p>

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The Sub-Committee reported that 60 to 100 nurses, doctors, orderlies, staff at MSJMC would be vaccinated today. (It was later confirmed that 64 medical personnel were vaccinated today).<\/p>\n

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The Cabinet members will be vaccinated on Thursday, February 18, 2021, following the funeral of Nurse Byers.<\/p>

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