CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to redouble their efforts to acquire adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines.
According to the Communi-que on Tuesday from the 42nd regular meeting of heads held virtually from July 5-6, the most critical issues were deemed to be the continuing need for equitable access to vaccines and how to treat with the emerging COVID variants.
Based on the discussion of a report from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Heads voiced their determination for the Region to achieve herd immunity of 80 per cent coverage before the end of 2021. To this end they agreed to redouble their efforts to acquire adequate supplies of vaccines.
