Created: February 19, 2021 2:49 PM
There were two new cases of coronavirus on February 18, 2021 and eight active cases.
More than 30 people received their second vaccination against Covid-19 too early and will have to receive a third vaccination before they are fully vaccinated.
The Ministry of Health has admitted the mistake this evening and has also reported two new cases of the virus from the 337 test results.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the ministry had found that 34 people had received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine within the required 21 days. Vaccination centers have contacted these people and they will be offered a third vaccine 21 days after the second dose.
Ayoola Oyinloye, the chief medical officer, said: “Measures have been taken to ensure that no one receives the second dose of vaccine before 21 days.
He added: “This occurred at the beginning of the vaccination process when the vaccine recipients made their own appointments instead of medical staff setting the date and time of the second dose appointments, and the guide of the Centers for Disease Control indicated a four-day grace period was allowed. Public Health England advises two days. “
Dr. Oyinloye said the Ministry of Health has implemented a standardized public health policy to maintain the manufacturer’s guidelines for the second dose to be administered on the 21st and before the end of the 12 weeks.
“I can reassure everyone who has been contacted, there is no evidence that adverse effects after a third dose are different from well-documented side effects,” he said.
The first new case of Covid-19 reported today is a non-resident who arrived on the Delta flight from New York on Feb. 12 and tested positive on the fourth day’s test.
The second new case is a non-resident who arrived on the Jet Blue flight from New York on February 12 and who also tested positive on the fourth day’s test.
There have been no recoveries since the last update.
There are currently eight active cases, of which seven are under public health control and one is in hospital. None are in critical care.
The health ministry also said it is experiencing high demand from its call center, especially with applications for registration to be vaccinated. The ministry apologized for the delays and asked people who hoped to be connected to be patient.
Since March 2020, Bermuda has registered a total of 699 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Of these, 679 people have recovered and 12 have died.
The mean age of all confirmed positive cases is 43 years (mean age 40 years) and ages range from less than one year to more than 100 years.
The average age of all active cases is currently 40 years (average age 35 years) and the ages range from less than 20 years (age group: 10 to 29 years) to more than 70 years (age group age: 70-79 years).
To protect privacy and confidentiality, no information will be provided on the age of hospitalized cases.
The average age of all dead cases is 75 years (average age 77 years) and the ages range from less than 60 years (age group: 50 to 59 years) to more than 80 years (age group age: 80 to 100 years).
The source of all cases is as follows: 205 are imported; 493 are classified as local transmission, of which: 402 are local transmissions with known contact / source and 91 are local transmission with unknown contact / source. One is being investigated.
The seven-day average of Bermuda’s real-time playback number is less than one and Bermuda’s current country status is “Sporadic Cases”.
For more information on the vaccine, visit: www.gov.bm/vaccine.