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COVID:19: Phased Pfizer rollout kicks off today, Dec 17, 2021

-Priority groups to be targeted before shots become available the general public
According to information on the rollout, phase one of the Pfizer vaccination for priority groups will include persons like healthcare workers, the elderly, persons over age 65, children between ages 12-18, immune-compromised individuals, and frontline workers such as police, firemen, and other officers. Photo: VINO/File
Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that vaccinations will begin as early as today, Friday, December 17, 2021, for priority groups. Photo: GIS/Facebook
Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that vaccinations will begin as early as today, Friday, December 17, 2021, for priority groups. Photo: GIS/Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With some 4,680 doses of the highly anticipate Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines currently in the VI, the Fahie Government is wasting no time to begin administering shots through its public vaccination drive.

Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that vaccinations will begin as early as today, Friday, December 17, 2021, for priority groups.

“Now that the Pfizer vaccine has been added to our arsenal, we will begin vaccination as early as December 17th until December 18th in the first instance,” Hon Malone said.

“But please, you need not all come at once, we expect to do this in an orderly process based on schedules of priority groups to be outlined by the Chief Medical Officer,” he said.

Phased roll-out 

According to information on the rollout, phase one of the Pfizer vaccination for priority groups will include persons like healthcare workers, the elderly, persons over age 65, children between ages 12-18, immune-compromised individuals, and frontline workers such as the police, firemen, customs and other officers.  

Phase two of the vaccination for the general public is scheduled to kick off in January or earlier, depending on phase one uptake and response.

According to Chief Media Officer, Dr Ronald E. Georges, vaccination will be done in groups of 6 given the Pfizer vaccines comes in vials of six and this he says, will avoid wastage.

In addition, persons seeking a booster dose with AstraZeneca should know that those boosters are being reserved for persons with medical contra-indications to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The available AstraZeneca shots and will also be going to persons requiring a second dose, having already had the first.

Dr Georges noted that Booster shots will be available to persons who have been fully vaccinated with both vaccine doses for at least three months.

 

 

26 Responses to “COVID:19: Phased Pfizer rollout kicks off today, Dec 17, 2021”

  • Really (17/12/2021, 10:39) Like (26) Dislike (2) Reply
    How long more before booster shot two?
    • @ Really (17/12/2021, 11:30) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
      The police will be issuing the second boosters in Jan-Feb so we can get to all the hard to reach areas
      • resident (17/12/2021, 14:28) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
        I am waiting on my fifth booster I hear that one is the one that gives you immunity
    • Really (17/12/2021, 14:12) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
      Every six months, the news already said the vaccinated will be getting the shots every six months. Israel is on the 4 shot. Wow. You all are 100 percent drug addicts
      • Vaccine Addict (17/12/2021, 17:21) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
        @Really please don’t judge us it’s not nice
        • Really (17/12/2021, 17:55) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
          Don't worry about me judging you,the father is the one you have to worry about after you sold your soul for Earthly values
          • Vaccine Addict (17/12/2021, 19:49) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
            @Really When there’s no more vaccines I’ll quit. I promise
        • Really (17/12/2021, 17:55) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
          Don't worry about me judging you,the father is the one you have to worry about after you sold your soul for Earthly values
  • Fouci (17/12/2021, 10:40) Like (39) Dislike (3) Reply
    This will be never-ending booster shots, the purebloods were right
    • Purebloods (17/12/2021, 11:33) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
      @Fouci you ain’t see ntn yet wait until they announce how many boosters you got to take EVERY YEAR. Big up to the pure bloods ! Boop Boop !
  • Don’t laugh at me (17/12/2021, 11:31) Like (23) Dislike (0) Reply
    Honestly, my biggest fear about the c19 jab, is becoming a zombie and then having to do all that walking and moaning, not understanding what my fellow zombies are trying to tell me. Plus, not having any clue as to what I'm saying either.

    Future tip - Best way to survive zombie attacks is to tie peoples shoelaces together the moment they pass away to keep their corps from chasing you when they reanimate into the undead.
  • Purebloods (17/12/2021, 11:34) Like (16) Dislike (3) Reply
    I'm part of the unvaccinated control group. No side effects so far from being unvaccinated. Pureblooded and life is good.
  • Oh how times have changed (17/12/2021, 11:35) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    When I was growing up the biggest saying was “Don’t do drugs kids” now look at these guys hooked on endless experimental shots
  • How it all began (17/12/2021, 11:36) Like (19) Dislike (0) Reply
    It's just a mask." "It's just six feet." "It's just two weeks." "It's just non essential businesses." "It's just for the useless eaters" "It's just non essential workers." "It's just in the a bars." "It's just for going to restaurants." "It's just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals." "It's just to make the cases go down." "It's just to flatten the curve." "It's just a few inmates." "It's just to keep others from getting scared." "It's just for a few more weeks." "It's just a few more months" "It's just for a few more years" "It's just for going to church.” "It's just a bracelet." "It's just a phone app." "It's just for tracing." It's just for tracking " " It's just more dying people " "It's just for the greater good" "It's just to let others know you're safe to be around." "It's just to let others know who you've been in contact with." "It's just a few more deaths." "It's just a large gathering" "It's just a few violent protests." "It's just a vaccine." "It's just more vaccines" "It's just a little microchip." "It's just a blood test." "It's just a scan." "It's just for medical information." "It's just a vaccination certificate." "It's just like a credit card." "It's just a few places that don't take cash." "It's just so you can travel." "It's just so you can get your driver's license." "It's just so you can vote." "It's just a few more 20,000 cases" "It's just another 100,000 doses" " It's just more booster shots" "It's just another booster shot" "It's just more variants" " It's just another scientific study" "It's just another injection in our bodies" "It's just more studies" "It's just to not let people make their own decisions" "It's just for people with underlying causes" "It's just more lies from the CDC" "It's just more lies from the FDA" "It's just more vaccine mandates"" It's just about get the vaccination or loose your job" "It's just time to take out these tyrannical dictators" "It's just (The New World Order.)
    • @How it all began (17/12/2021, 15:01) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
      meh son you ga me here just cracking up and laughing listening to the facts.
      You forget this one
      (Its just they fire you if you dont get jab and theif your severance pay)Just let it Flow.
  • Untainted DNA (17/12/2021, 11:38) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    "The fearful, the stupid, the idiots, will believe it is for their own good (the injections) , ask to be treated, and go to the slaughterhouse alone ... "

    Jacques Attali ( Economist and political adviser of all French presidents since the 1980's )
  • Partially vaccinated ? (17/12/2021, 11:43) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    I was fully vaxxed a week ago am I not qualified as a fully vaccinated person again since the boosters have arrived ? And how many do I have to take to get my status back ? I don’t wanna keep taking these risk, I don’t wanna be one of those persons that had a rare adverse reaction
    • Really (17/12/2021, 14:15) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
      No your not fully vaccinated and Biden has a speech on the 21 to talk about that along with all the things the Unvaccinated People can't do. Sound familiar. Wake up sheeps
  • HAHAHA (17/12/2021, 12:05) Like (11) Dislike (2) Reply
    This photo was in another news link. I have seen it already. Only the vaccinated will take more poison and some of them won’t , because their eyes big in to open but a lil too late. They done sell their Soul. The DNA and Immune are all linked, as they say again
    The PureBloods were right.
    Stand for PureBloods and see Jah Glory
    Jah will fight for is his PureBlood people.
  • Lily Ann (17/12/2021, 12:43) Like (15) Dislike (1) Reply
    Them gon booster ayo to death .... we never got this much vaccines back to back as ithin one year as kids, why they doing this shit now????? THANK GOD I NEVER TOOK NO SHOT, BECAUSE I SAW THIS CRAP COMING !!! SORRY FOR YALL .. Soon employers gonna be like YOU CAN'T WORK WITHOUT THE BOOSTER !!!! Listen out for more deaths also ... because yall blood stream won't be able to handle all these toxins back to back !!!...
  • DADDY FRIDAY (17/12/2021, 14:05) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    When people start to wuk up from the Pfizer shot just put on some jam band music that’ll make them feel better
  • pureblood (17/12/2021, 15:31) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Can’t disrespect my ancestors like that. God’s people will inherit the earth.
  • Greg (17/12/2021, 19:04) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    Freddie’s dead, that’s what I said. Another Junkies plan of pushing dope for “ THE MAN”. A terrible blow, but that’s how it goes, remember Freddie’s dead. Vaccine #1, vaccine #2, booster #1, booster #2, booster #3, booster #4. Too late, remember Freddie’s dead.
  • lmao (17/12/2021, 21:06) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
    There is no such thing as pure blood. Everyone blood line is mixed with something. So continue with the stupidity and dumbness. Do a DNA test and you will see. My dumb ass brother was with that pure blood nonsense because he is black, now his mouth is closed once he found out his family blood line is Asian, European and African.
    • @lmao (17/12/2021, 21:59) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
      Once he ain’t take the vaccine he is a pureblood no matter what race he is. You just jealous of him
  • Grateful (18/12/2021, 05:25) Like (1) Dislike (7) Reply
    Thank you to the UK for sending boosters to rote to the VI from Omicrom. This virus is deadly so I for one Will be getting my booster
    US won’t let you in without it.
    Not going to listen to the scare people. I am more scared of being in hospital or dead


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