West Indies Women and support staff have received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine through a partnership between Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Antigua’s Ministry of Health, Wellness & The Environment.
Eighteen players and members of the management group were inoculated this week following the start of the month-long, high- performance camp here nearly two weeks ago.
Several other players and support staff had been already vaccinated in their home territories prior to their arrival here.
“CWI is committed to assist[ing] the vaccination drive across the region by raising awareness and helping to educate communities, as this will help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in the West Indies,” said CWI’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Israel Dowlat.
“We continue to invest in the health and well-being of our cricketers and staff and are extremely grateful to the Ministry of Health in Antigua and Barbuda for assisting in getting everyone at the camp vaccinated.”
CWI, which is based here in the country’s capital, said it was “supporting the Government’s efforts to raise awareness of the importance of receiving the vaccine to protect everyone from the COVID-19 virus”.
Overall, the training camp features 30 players and a 12-member management group, and is geared toward preparing for the World Cup qualifiers at year-end in Sri Lanka.
Source-CMC
