First cohort of VI youths departs territory for vaccination in USVI
The initiative, which prioritises 12–17-year-olds, was designed to enhance the current COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, by providing further options and adjusting entry protocols that would support persons wishing to participate.
Premier thanks USVI governor for collaborations
Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), who was present at the West End Ferry Terminal to see the youngsters off, thanked the USVI and its Governor, Mr Albert A. Bryan Jr as well as local Governor John J. Rankin CMG for their support in making the collaboration happen.
He also used the opportunity to thank local health officials for their work during this pandemic.
Further, Premier Fahie indicated that the youths will be accompanied by parents as well as Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), who will report on what will be happening on the ground in the USVI.
“So we are seeing over 60 something persons going on this trip today, and it's going to be ongoing, so we want to thank everyone for making this possible,” Premier Fahie said.
“We want to encourage our people to first of all stay prayed up. Only God could help us through this there. There are many variants of COVID on us and coming at us that we have to stay prayed up, that's our first major and solid defense,” he added.
Strengthen immune system - Premier
Premier Fahie has also encouraged persons to further strengthen their immune systems and recommended vaccination against the virus.
“COVID-19 is not going anywhere anytime soon, and more variants are coming… so we have to decide how we are going to work and live, so the best way to do that is to follow all the social measures,” he said.
The Premier called the moment ‘a great day’ for the territory as a testament to the USVI/VI friendship remaining strong enough to collaborate and give persons the best fighting chance against the virus.
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54 Responses to “First cohort of VI youths departs territory for vaccination in USVI”
Many thanks Gov. Albert Byan and administration for your kind brotherly love in helping to protect our lives.
needed for the Pfizer vaccine rather than sending our kids on a dangerous and unnecessary journey to a foreign country?
No common sense here.
move rather than just bringing to vaccine here.
Bring the vaccine here.
Many thanks.
Maybe one day in the future, we can buy Pfizer etc ourselves.
This is why we never had the vaccine in the first place. Astrazeneca can be stored at refrigeration temperatures which makes it more ideal for us.
I would say the best way to strengthen your immunity is by adopting a healthy lifestyle- better diet and more physical exercise. That should be the focus, especially for the young folks who have a lifetime ahead of them. Instead of boarding that boat in order to get an experimental drug, their parents should pay more attention to their kids lifestyle. That would be indeed, being responsible, and I dare to say, reasonable.
Even doctors and researchers don't understand why. So yes prayer works but our bodies are our temples so we should also eat healthy and exercise.
idiot
What “ studies” ????
Prayer works. Don’t believe it.
Y'all really don't have no faith in God. Vaccine over God. Sad! Sad!
Thomas to allow that unknown substance to be administered in the temple of God. What a sad day when all you all needed was to health healthy and boost you all innate immune system.
What a sad time in this world. Many are being deceived.
And it is such a grand occasion that the Hon Premier had to see them off!
May your accept the help that you and many others now need before desaster strikes your vulnerable bodies, even anti-covid-19 virus vaccine may not be able to help you.
If one choices for go to such lengths to get a vaccine that they have deemed safe after their personal research - so be it. This was a great initiative by the BVI government to get options for the ones who believe in the vaccination process.