All this - plus the community’s reluctance to comply with safety protocols - have created a crushing pressure that is the perfect storm for anxiety, burnout and depression among some of the people we need the most right now. With a rising number of urgent hospital admissions, the struggle to understand a deadly new disease and advocate for terrified patients and their loved ones who aren’t able to be at the hospital, health care professionals also must worry about their own health and safety. And by system, I mean hospitals, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, custodians, pharmacists and every service that is there to provide care for the patients.” COVID has completely taken over the system. Now you can make a plan, but three hours later you may have to change that plan because it’s not working, and you have to try something else. After that I would make a plan for my patients and go on with my day.

On a normal day I would make rounds on maybe 25 patients, which is a busy day for me. “In the last 21 years of practicing medicine, this is the most draining disease I’ve ever treated. I encourage everyone aged 12 and over to come forward when requested to receive their vaccination.That’s how local pulmonologist Maydee Rosario, M.D., said she feels when she gets home from a rotation in the ICU of Ascension Providence Waco, where her focus over the past 10 months has largely shifted to caring for patients suffering from COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccines are the best method to combat the effects of this virus and we are grateful to continue to receive this supply. I would like to thank everyone involved in making this happen. The successful delivery of these vaccines is brilliant news and represents the culmination of hard work across several UK government departments, the RAF and within the AIG. We have for the first time received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine which will enable us to offer even more protection to our younger residents on island. “I am pleased to see Ascension receive a further supply of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure the island remains as protected as possible. On the arrival of the supply of vaccines to Ascension, the Administrator HH Sean Burns said: Due to the relatively small size of Ascension’s population, it is anticipated that the initial tranche of booster doses will be administered over the next couple of weeks. There must be a minimum gap of 5 months between your previous COVID-19 vaccinations to be eligible to receive a booster shot.Īppointments to receive the vaccine have already been allocated to members of the public coordinated through Employing Organisations’ HR teams. The first stage of the Ascension-wide booster vaccination programme is expected to begin on Thursday 25 November and for the first time will include all those medically eligible from age 12 upward.

Upon arrival the vaccines were transferred to Georgetown Hospital with the Pfizer vaccine placed into a newly purchased ultralow freezer at -79.6c and the AstraZeneca vaccine refrigerated in preparation for use. The UKHSA has confirmed that the vaccines are safe to use. The delivery of these vaccines is the result of a joint AIG and cross UK government effort, involving the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA, formerly Public Health England) the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).įollowing the flight’s short overstay in Dakar, extra verification checks have taken place to ensure that the vaccines and the cold-chain delivery system have not been compromised. These were delivered to the island on an RAF operational support flight.

On Monday 22 November, a supply of 1,170 doses of Pfizer and 80 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Ascension. COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Arrive at Ascension

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