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St. Kitts And Nevis Records nineteeen (19) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 27 September 2021 with 899. Active Cases, 980 Recovered Cases & 12 Deaths

Published 28 September 2021

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St. Kitts And Nevis Records nineteeen (19) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 27 September 2021 with 899. Active Cases, 980 Recovered Cases & 12 Deaths

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COVID-19 Vaccination Report  #166 for today Monday 27 September 2021

Published 27 September, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccination Report  #166 for today Monday 27 September 2021

St. Kitts administered 36,233 doses while Nevis 11,182 doses. Total doses administered 47,415

Total fully vaccinated 22,021

Adults (70% of total population)

Total 1st dose 75.6%

Total 2nd dose 66.7%

Children (12 -17) Goal 4,800 total population 

Total 1st dose 7.2%

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WORLD – Pfizer begins study of oral drug for prevention of COVID-19

Published 27 September 2021

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Article by
Barbados Today

Source: Reuters – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday it has started a large study testing its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of COVID-19 infection among those who have been exposed to the virus.

The drugmaker and its rivals, including U.S.-based Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) and Swiss pharmaceutical Roche Holding AG (ROG.S), have been racing to develop an easy-to-administer antiviral pill for COVID-19.

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Two regional experts support actions by local unions to oppose the government’s vaccine mandate

Published 27 September 2021

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By Theresa Goodwin

theresa.goodwin@antiguaobserver.com

Trade unionists on the island who are mounting legal challenges to the government’s vaccine mandate for public sector workers are likely to be successful in the court.

That’s the view of Dr George Braithwaite, a lecturer in Sociology, Social Work and Psychology at the UWI Cave Hill Campus.

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ABUT threatens industrial action over vaccine mandate

Published 27 September 2021

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The Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers (ABUT) is not relenting its stance on teachers being exempt from mandatory vaccination despite staunch opposition from the government.

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