Leader of the Opposition Roy McTaggart is encouraging everyone across the Cayman Islands who has not yet been vaccinated to do so “as soon as possible”.
In a voice note disseminated via WhatsApp to residents and others beyond the shore, McTaggart stressed: “It is really important to protect the health and wellbeing of all of us, including our loved ones.”
He added that vaccination is essential to ensure the borders can safely reopen in the months to come.
McTaggart warned, “Folks, we cannot stay in a bubble for ever,”
According to numbers issued by the Ministry of Health over the weekend, 65,991 vaccines have been administered in Cayman to date, 35,774 or (55% of the estimated population of 65,000) have received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, while 46% have completed the two-dose course.
The plea from the leader of the Opposition comes after Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, Governor Martyn Roper and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK’s minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth, reiterated similar requests this week, as Cayman’s vaccination rate has begun to drop off from its peak in March.
In a press release issued yesterday, Lord Ahmad stressed that the “supply of vaccines cannot be taken for granted and each batch has a limited shelf life”.
He added: “In Cayman, the expiry date for the remaining vaccines is 30 June. I must therefore implore everyone who can, to take the vaccine, not only for themselves, but to protect their friends and family, and do their part to ensure you can re-open borders and restart that economy.
Source- The Compass
