90 percent of the doctors at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital have been vaccinated against COVID-19. This was revealed by Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, during his appearance on NBC Radio yesterday.
“At Milton Cato Memorial Hospital the doctors, 90 percent have been vaccinated, and I’d really like to see another 10 percent so that we’ll have complete vaccination down there.” He said.
Prime Minister then went on to disclose vaccination numbers of other health facilities in the country.
“Community nursing, that’s the nursing in the clinics, 55 percent are vaccinated and in the hospital services 42.6 percent are vaccinated, that’s less than half, and of the thirteen District Medical Officers (DMO), only three are vaccinated, that’s 23 percent”. The Prime Minister stated.
Prime Minister Gonsalves expressed his disappointment at the low vaccinated numbers of the DMOs.
“I don’t understand how a doctor could be a District Medical Officer and not take the vaccine, I just don’t understand that. I want to ask the question: How can they be relied upon to give a medical certificate to say that someone can get a medical exemption? When they themselves have not taken the vaccine.” He said.
