COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[pugboy]

so 3 more weeks of jail

No sort of reopenings until mid-July

[ST Auto]

The unvaccinated remains a threat to the vaccinated

[paid_influencer]

so 3 more weeks of jail

No sort of reopenings until mid-July

jail is the new normal bro

[elec2020]

^ ok epidemiologist

Just learn to read research journals nah instead of sounding like a dumbass

whenever u being challenged u resort to offensive language. I wonder if you realize that that does not strengthen your argument. As, i am not alone in realizing that you come across as a know it all. What happened with the UK and there restrictions again huh know it all?

[sam1978]

Jail for the citizens while illegals coming in.

Lockdown could never help as long as the borders open.

[paid_influencer]

'handful' of ppl get hospitalized corvid after first shot

[paid_influencer]

deyalsingh: "false sense of security after first dose"

[K74T]

Confirmation of weekend curfew back to 9pm for next weekend and beyond.

Sun to Sun 9pm to 5am

[Habit7]

Just up de road

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Quick proactive hard lockdowns work bro

They are having this lockdown at a higher infection rate than when we did. So if you are holding them up as an example for us, they are not.

Plus they have a smaller population than Tobago so proportionally they cant be too correlated with us.

[MaxPower]

Jail for the citizens while illegals coming in.

Lockdown could never help as long as the borders open.

illegals coming in?

You have information?

[zoom rader]

More sinopharm vaccines coming in July resulting in an acceleration of the vaccination program

Can they fly to Canada?

[hover11]

So all those expats who work in the oilfield who not vaccinated will be barred from Trinidad smh I wait too see the international fallout

[Dohplaydat]

Just up de road

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Quick proactive hard lockdowns work bro

They are having this lockdown at a higher infection rate than when we did. So if you are holding them up as an example for us, they are not.

Plus they have a smaller population than Tobago so proportionally they cant be too correlated with us.

I was referring to the harshness of it.

[Habit7]

Yes harsh strict lockdowns early on really do help, waiting too late is the mistake many including us have made.

All of these countries (except us) detected early signs of an out break and implemented strict lockdowns. We in the other hand waited 6 to 7 weeks before taking real action.
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On 18th March this what you said

Habit7,

We are too restricted given the number of cases, ease up is necessary as it's affecting people's livelihoods far too long. Not to mention the adverse effects on kids absent from school.

What is the lockdown in those Asian countries now, was the average restricted life in T&T when our cases started to rise in March. The restricted life that you said was too restrictive and that ppl needed an ease.

[wing]

So all those expats who work in the oilfield who not vaccinated will be barred from Trinidad smh I wait too see the international fallout

What fallout? Do you know where the expats coming from? Maybe the expats countries already have good vaccination programs..... maybe a local can do the work of an expat....but it's a red govt measure, so it's automatically a failure.... carry on.

[Dohplaydat]

Yes harsh strict lockdowns early on really do help, waiting too late is the mistake many including us have made.

All of these countries (except us) detected early signs of an out break and implemented strict lockdowns. We in the other hand waited 6 to 7 weeks before taking real action.
Screenshot_20210626_153702.jpg

On 18th March this what you said

Habit7,

We are too restricted given the number of cases, ease up is necessary as it's affecting people's livelihoods far too long. Not to mention the adverse effects on kids absent from school.

What is the lockdown in those Asian countries now, was the average restricted life in T&T when our cases started to rise in March. The restricted life that you said was too restrictive and that ppl needed an ease.

March 18th I was not in position to know cases were rising, am I an epidemiologist with access to data?

No, so now go stalk my posts where I said shortly after that we should lockdown way more.

[jhonnieblue]

They never stopped coming and going in the country. U living under a rock yes. Clearly you don't know the energy sector

So all those expats who work in the oilfield who not vaccinated will be barred from Trinidad smh I wait too see the international fallout

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Deaths not trending down as much as cases

[st7]

:evil: 7

i don't understand the quarantine. is it that vaccinated don't spread the disease?

Very little spread with mRNA vaccines

can you please link a source for this info?

[Mmoney607]

Why they so late? Cooking numbers?

[K74T]

Key Points from Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley’s Media Conference on COVID-19 – Saturday June 26th, 2021

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced that Saturday July 17th is the target for the opening of the borders. Persons allowed in when the borders open will include:
- Vaccinated TT citizens.
- Unvaccinated TT citizens.

Fully vaccinated TT Nationals/Legal Residents with a Negative PCR test 72 hours prior to entering this country will be allowed to enter the country and go straight to their private residence. Children who are unvaccinated but whose fully-vaccinated parents are entering T&T will be allowed to go home with them.

Unvaccinated TT Nationals entering the country must present a Negative PCR test 72 hours before travelling, and must go into State-supervised Quarantine for 14 days. The Prime Minister warned that persons who attempt to beat the system and avoid State-supervised quarantine will face “the full brunt of the law.”

Non-Nationals who are unvaccinated will be barred from entering T&T at this time.

Prime Minister Rowley also announced that private sector construction will not open on Monday. However, Government construction will open on Monday July 5th, 2021.

So far, 15,000 construction workers have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced that a major First Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Programme will commence next month. This, as he confirmed that another shipment of Sinopharm vaccines should be here in the first week of July, and another shipment of vaccines via COVAX is also expected in mid-July.

The Prime Minister also confirmed that 4,000 COVID-19 vaccines will be coming from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These vaccines will be used as second doses since they will expire in a short time.

Dr. Rowley stated that the Government has had "very positive contact, discussion and work with the United States" regarding a donation of COVID-19 vaccines for this region. He said "significant progress" has been made and it may just be a matter of days before confirmation comes from the US.

The curfew next weekend will start at 9PM and end at 5AM.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

:evil: 7

i don't understand the quarantine. is it that vaccinated don't spread the disease?

Very little spread with mRNA vaccines

can you please link a source for this info?

"Data were added from studies published since the last update that further demonstrate people who are fully vaccinated with a currently authorized mRNA vaccine are protected against asymptomatic infection and, if infected, have a lower viral load than unvaccinated people."

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... eople.html

the higher the viral load (kind of the amount of the virus in you) the easier it is for you to spread enough of the virus around and so you are more contagious.
The lower the viral load, the less contagious you are.
With any vaccine your body can fight the virus and lower its effects and so you end up with a lower viral load and so you are less likely to spread the virus - vaccinated people can still get the virus but they themselves are less likely to spread it

[Penguin]

:evil: 7

i don't understand the quarantine. is it that vaccinated don't spread the disease?

Very little spread with mRNA vaccines

can you please link a source for this info?

I actually found this. Hope dpd posts more.

There is mention of it here in this Yale news article, I've also found a few others a couple days ago but didn't bookmark them.

https://www.ynhhs.org/news-media/for-th ... ation.aspx

[redmanjp]

Did they say they vaccinating 500 teachers today so they can supervise sea on Thursday?

Wasn't paying attention but that won't make sense. Takes 2 weeks for the 2nd shot to take effect

[paid_influencer]

there was a part where he said that Kamala's gift was coming soon and the all the CARICOM AGs had to put some legislation in place to receive it (I'm guessing some liability waiver or somesuch).

man say is a matter of days before they can reveal the specifics.

God bless Kamala.

[paid_influencer]

also he said something about mexico sending gifts? anyone catch that?

[Dohplaydat]

also he said something about mexico sending gifts? anyone catch that?

Wasn't this mentioned a few days or a week ago?

[paid_influencer]

also he said something about mexico sending gifts? anyone catch that?

Wasn't this mentioned a few days or a week ago?

wait what

[daring dragoon]

I think its about time we rename couva hospital to keith an terrence second chance hospital.

[DMan7]