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June 22nd, 2022
USVI offering Moderna & Pfizer shots for children as young as 6 mths

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Government of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) has authorised the use of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for use on children as young as six months old.

September 1st, 2021
VI receives 2,000 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) on August 31, 2021, received 2,000 additional doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom, according to Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr during a Government Information Service (GIS) report.

August 25th, 2021
Living for each other instead of just the dollars

Alred C. Frett

Expecting their Vaccines to save our Nation:

We would all like to pride ourselves in being our Brothers’ Keepers, but clearly Family Affairs are being replaced with a Dog-eat-Dog Mentality… Mother Nature is annoyed, Father Christmas is absent and the Auntie Bertha and Uncle Sam we have known, still promise much but deliver little… After 3 Centuries, we are still comfortable being fooled and too afraid to speak out against Traditional Injustices.

July 30th, 2021
VI residents to access Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson vaccines

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands who wish to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson vaccines can now do so with the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.

July 12th, 2021
VI expecting new AstraZeneca vaccine shipment on July 19, 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands will be receiving a new shipment of 3,040 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, according to information relayed by Governor John J. Rankin, CMG.

April 13th, 2021
Cruise ships requesting vaccinated taxi drivers, businesses - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that the cruise ships coming to the territory in June 2021, will be coming with fully vaccinated passengers and crews and, as such, will only be supporting businesses and taxi drivers that are vaccinated.

April 11th, 2021
'We have capacity to vaccinate @ least 9000 more people'- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We have the capacity to vaccinate at least 9000 more people. I repeat, we have the capacity to vaccinate at least 9000 more people,” Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) stated as he made an appeal to the territory to get vaccinated for the sake of its health and economy.

April 10th, 2021
Vaccinated or not, VI will fully re-open in June 2021 – Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that whether the territory is 80% vaccinated or not, the Virgin Islands (VI) will fully re-open in June 2021, given his government has done all it could to balance lives and livelihoods, and to encourage vaccination.

March 16th, 2021
Finally! UK to deliver on 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccines

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After much private and public pressure, the United Kingdom (UK) will finally be delivering on its promised second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines.

March 6th, 2021
VI to receive 2000 AstraZeneca vaccines doses from Dominica

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dominica has agreed to grant the Virgin Islands (VI) with 2000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for immediate distribution.

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