“We will not make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory, but what we will do is have sufficient supply for everybody that wants it to have it,” Health Minister Kim Wilson said.
The Minister explained this during the recent press conference while responding to questions from the media, and she also added that she was recently on a conference call and “it seems that we will likely be receiving the Pfizer vaccines by the end of the first week in January.”
Extract of the Minister answering questions about the vaccine at a recent press conference:
Speaking in Parliament last week, the Minister said, “The initial implementation of the vaccine in Bermuda will be linked to protecting our country’s most vulnerable citizens. It will also focus on giving immunizations to those persons who are caregivers and medical professionals in intimate contact with clients and patients on a daily basis in our healthcare institutions and care homes.
“It is envisioned that Bermuda’s Health Professionals will arise to be vaccinated in the first phase as an authentic signal of their professionalism and duty of care for the vulnerable persons in their charge,” she told Parliament.
The UK Government has previously stated that they “will supply the Territories with a proportionate share of the vaccines that the UK procure,” and Minister Wilson said that in addition to the vaccines set to be supplied by the UK, the Government is also making arrangements through the COVAX Facility to purchase vaccines.
