US announces shipment of vaccines to six CARICOM countries

The United States on Tuesday announced the shipment of the Pfizer vaccine to six CARICOM countries.

According to an official statement sent to the Caribbean Media Corporation, Washington said  the six CARICOM countries to receive the first shipment of the vaccines are Trinidad & Tobago, the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts-Nevis and St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

It said that Trinidad & Tobago will receive 305,370 dozes of the Pfizer vaccine, Bahamas, 397,000, Antigua & Barbuda 17,550, Barbados, 70,200 doses, St Kitts & Nevis, 11,700 and St. Vincent & The Grenadines 35,100 doses.