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VI so well protected, people forget about COVID-19 deaths – BVIHSA Psychiatrist

- Dr June M. Samuel reminds citizens of pandemic dangers to warrant vaccination
Dr June M. Samuels, the Psychiatrist at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA) says the Virgin Islands (VI) is so well protected from the COVID-19 pandemic, that people have forgotten about the adverse effects of the virus. Photo: Facebook/GIS
Dr June M. Samuel was at the time speaking as a guest of a March 24, 2021, social media engagement show entitled ‘Chat with the Community' produced by the Government Information Service. Photo: Facebook/GIS
Dr June M. Samuel was at the time speaking as a guest of a March 24, 2021, social media engagement show entitled ‘Chat with the Community' produced by the Government Information Service. Photo: Facebook/GIS
As of March 23, 2021, the Virgin Islands has vaccinated 6929 persons, according to stats released by the Government Information Service. Photo: PAHO
As of March 23, 2021, the Virgin Islands has vaccinated 6929 persons, according to stats released by the Government Information Service. Photo: PAHO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dr June M. Samuels, the Psychiatrist at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA), says the Virgin Islands (VI) is so well protected from the COVID-19 pandemic, that people have forgotten about the adverse effects of the virus.

“It’s an infection, the virus is real, the virus causes real illness, hundreds of thousands of people have died,” Mrs Samuels said while speaking as a guest of a March 24, 2021, social media engagement show entitled ‘Chat with the Community” produced by the Government Information Service.

“In the BVI, I think because we are have been so well protected, we don’t remember that side of the illness,” Dr Samuel told the viewing and listening audience.

According to the resident Psychiatrist, the seriousness of the pandemic hit home when she recalled an infectious disease specialist in another country was almost moved to tears at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak.  

“I was like boy, we just don’t understand how blessed we are,” she went on the say.

Vaccination key to fighting the pandemic - Dr Samuel 

According to the local Psychiatrist, the Virgin Islands and its people must learn to recognise that the COVID-19 vaccine is the key to bringing the pandemic under control.

“If we don’t participate in the process, what will happen is we leave ourselves open to the other mutations,” she said.

As of March 23, 2021, the Virgin Islands has vaccinated 6929 persons, according to stats released by the Government Information Service.

Dr Samuel related that the concern for the territory now is getting as many people vaccinated as possible, since not doing so will increase the chances of having mutations in the territory, which will bring greater concerns and issues.

24 Responses to “VI so well protected, people forget about COVID-19 deaths – BVIHSA Psychiatrist”

  • Hmm (25/03/2021, 10:12) Like (21) Dislike (14) Reply
    Stop giving people medication without a proper and thorough evaluation. The amount of lives you ruin is sickening.
  • Send it Away (25/03/2021, 10:14) Like (21) Dislike (4) Reply
    Since the BVI doesn't want the vaccine the govt should send it to another country that does. Millions of people desperate waiting for their turn and want it. Here we will only end up throwing it in the fire on the hillside in pockwood when it expires.
    • @ Send it Away (25/03/2021, 12:05) Like (15) Dislike (15) Reply
      Sure, “send it away”, and let your people suffer the consequences. You will be truly shocked when the borders open fully and the tourists come back and bring Coviid, and all the new mutations of it, with them. Once you open up, this Covid bubble will burst.
      People...get vaccinated. It works. It worked against polio. It works against Covid. It beats having your lungs ravaged by the virus...
  • Stop it.. (25/03/2021, 10:51) Like (15) Dislike (7) Reply
    Every time the country and the people try to move forward in a positive way, thes big salaries good life people always blowing negativity in the Air,,,planting seeds of doubts. Talking about its reality.. They need to quit planting seeds of doubts on the country. I bet if they were getting half pay until the country open all of them who finding reasons to lock the country down, will be finding reason for opening up.. They need to stop their negativity...
  • Correct (25/03/2021, 10:56) Like (12) Dislike (15) Reply
    open the borders, let the virus in and see all the naesayers run for the vaccine
  • Just the Vax (25/03/2021, 11:00) Like (18) Dislike (13) Reply
    Thank you Dr. Samuel for addressing this very serious concern. I hope people listen and take advantage of having access to the vaccine and take it.
  • lmao (25/03/2021, 11:10) Like (32) Dislike (13) Reply

    Well protected from what and by what? All of a sudden nobody dies from the flu anymore, it's all COVID. The real reason people don't give a f**k is because they see right through the nonsense and the fear mongering campaign is not working.

    • Pele (25/03/2021, 14:38) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply
      Maybe we could get you a plane ticket to Brazil so you can get first hand experience of what happens when you let it run wild without any restrictions
  • To a true leader (25/03/2021, 11:13) Like (20) Dislike (8) Reply
    Forget about what ? Smh puppets everywhere, R.I.P to a true leader John Magufuli for exposing the lies that is covid ! Yahweh got a special place in heaven for you. You exposed what most of us knew already but you did it as a president and you earned my respect for that.
  • Not surprised o (25/03/2021, 11:25) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    All the full salary people will be in support,, , They are doing good to hell with everyone else,,,
  • Wake Up Folks (25/03/2021, 11:51) Like (19) Dislike (11) Reply
    Vaccine is man made and the WEED Put On Earth Is By GOD and for those who hate it shows that they rather be FOOLS and listen to people who never even SMOKE WEED but they are so foolish to support cigarettes that says it will kill you..People Rather See You Do Bad Not Good..We Living In A Cold Cold World..In GOD I TRUST.
    P.S WEED HAS NO DEATH RATES But The Man Made Vaccines Out Here Killing Millions Of People..HOW!? When Them So Think Them Is GOD..Only One Creator And One Voice Speaks..Fear No Man But The Almighty GOD
    • @ Wake Up Fools (25/03/2021, 12:37) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
      My dear copy and paste this link and read please:

      https://biblereasons.com/is-smoking-weed-a-sin/

      Genesis 1:29-30 God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

      For food not for smoking, not to be in a bong, not to be put in a blunt, but for food.
      • @Wake Up Fools (25/03/2021, 14:52) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
        Weed is for so many purpose you can eat it , drink it , also make hair products such as oil etc...n the list goes on do y'all research n stop look like setta clowns out here
        • @weeders (25/03/2021, 16:41) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
          can it stop Polio, Rubela, Measels, Mumps, Chicken Pox, Small Pox, Hepatitis A&B, Shingles, know well vaccines can and nearly everyone has taken these vaccines yet moan about a vaccine that uses the exact same process to create. Keep smoking it
  • Lol SMH (25/03/2021, 12:44) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Blessed or maybe it’s just all a lie, who knows ?
  • no way (25/03/2021, 13:22) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    We did forget anything by experiencing the pandemic for wat it really is we come to realize the severity of it was proclaim to be wasn't....but more gentle as a mild flu....over two hundred infected to over two hundred recovered at home or in hotel ..with one dead ..said to be of corvid 19 of this quote and quote deadly disease....a percentage of nearly 100% recovery....99.9.% to be exact....that make the reality of this so called deadly disease of the world on the bvi people experience so comforting.......hoaxs....
  • @no way (25/03/2021, 13:30) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Exactly. .it was not because we were so protected by whatever we were comforted by the fact of the nearly 100% recovery rate and low mild intensified of such an illness of equivalent as a flu of a death rate 100 % lower than the common flu ...plain and simple.....why is it our people who so poses to look out for us is not and playing us stupid...
  • @to a tru leader (25/03/2021, 13:38) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    EXACTLY ...100%...I agree with u
  • To a true leader (25/03/2021, 13:41) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
    Is he the president of Tanzania who there murder because of the bribe of 10 million dollars he turn down from does behind this propaganda agenda corvid...
  • @@wake up fool (25/03/2021, 13:49) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Stop trying to be malicious....and put that energy of effort in something more clearly seen like the main topic ...fake on explain corvid
    • @fools (26/03/2021, 08:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Use y'all brains that GOD give ayo n stop listening to everything MAN tells u..TRUST NO ONE
  • open up (25/03/2021, 16:48) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply

    Please can we just open up the fri**in country? Why does private industry have to cover the cost of protecting these people who think they are somehow magically different from everyone else in the globe? Stop pandering to them and open the country so the rest of us can earn a living and feed our kids.
    That or cut Govt salaries to 3 or 4 days a week and give us the money.

  • omg (25/03/2021, 23:00) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Don't tell me she took Bill Gates money to.
  • @ wake up fool (26/03/2021, 16:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So we should just leagalize the weed and become vegetarians / well HALLELUIAH


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