{"id":124467,"date":"2021-02-24T07:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anrupdate.com\/?p=124467"},"modified":"2021-02-24T07:16:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:16:09","slug":"55-front-line-workers-in-barbuda-get-1st-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/55-front-line-workers-in-barbuda-get-1st-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"55 front-line workers in Barbuda get 1st dose of AstraZeneca Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3119223374\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1506170918\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"td-post-header\">\n<header class=\"td-post-title\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<div class=\"swp_social_panel swp_horizontal_panel swp_flat_fresh  swp_default_full_color swp_individual_full_color swp_other_full_color scale-100  scale-\" data-min-width=\"1100\" data-float-color=\"#ffffff\" data-float=\"none\" data-float-mobile=\"none\" data-transition=\"slide\" data-post-id=\"44602\">\n<div class=\"nc_tweetContainer swp_share_button total_shares total_sharesalt\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has continued in full force as fifty-five (55) front-line workers in Barbuda received their first dose of the AstraZeneca Vaccine today.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1670215712\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:732\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>These 55 newly vaccinated persons included nurses, firefighters, police officers, health workers, red cross, and council members, including Member of Parliament, Trevor Walker, teachers, and persons with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD\u2019s).<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-911351544\" class=\"antig-inside-content-vacancy socialMedia\"><\/div>\n<p>According to Nurse Jenita Cuffy, who aided in the vaccination today, \u201cThe process went incident-free. Persons who came were excited to be vaccinated. Then others now learning about it are calling to find out if they can get theirs.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-4272867451\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-350147660\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44604\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154043747_1116406002132706_3663538174822251786_o.jpg 1224w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lafratus Desouza, in Barbuda, was trained in the software which is being used to register persons receiving the vaccine. Two laptops were donated to ensure the process of registration was completed.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3201839194\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-697679853\" class=\"antig-content\"><\/div>\n<p>Nurse Cuffy indicated that vaccination in Barbuda is expected to continue according to the scheduling by the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say thanks for the support we had from the Barbuda Council, Ministry of Health, Wellness and The Environment, and the IT department and Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Centre.\u201d Nurse Cuffy said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2873989583\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-943741938\" class=\"antig-content_2\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44605\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/153803050_1116406015466038_3786505260855139519_o.jpg 1224w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Online Preregistration, for all Antiguans and Barbudans, is also expected to launch tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 Education Committee would like to remind everyone that, Each Vaccinated. All Protected.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1777447109\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-948108952\" class=\"antig-content_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-534737150\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has continued in full force as fifty-five (55) front-line workers in Barbuda received their first dose of the AstraZeneca Vaccine today. These 55 newly vaccinated persons included nurses, firefighters, police officers, health workers, red cross, and council members, including Member of Parliament, Trevor Walker, teachers, and persons with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD\u2019s). 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