Delta variant in Cayman, Dr Lee confirms
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has now received confirmation that two travellers who arrived here from Miami over the last week were infected with the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said local lab technicians who run the genomic sequencing of selected test results confirmed last night that these two samples, which were from travellers who were both fully vaccinated with the Pfizer shots here in the Cayman Islands earlier this year, were the Delta strain. One of the patients has no symptoms while the other has very slight symptoms and both are in quarantine. But Dr Lee warned that the risk of the virus coming here is increasing as we move forward with easing restrictions. (See video below)
Another three travellers tested positive among the results released Thursday, bringing this week’s total to ten positive results so far. There are now eleven active cases of the virus among those in quarantine and isolation. Only one person who is one of the two that tested positive for the delta variant has symptoms.
Doctors around the world agree that the Delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in new infections in the UK and the US, is highly transmissible but vaccines do still offer significant protection. Delta produces higher viral loads earlier in infection, making it more infectious during the period before people realise that they are infected. It is also the cause of many breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and while they remain vulnerable to catching it, most fully vaccinated people do not get ill.
“Given the prevalence of the Delta variant in the United Kingdom, it was only a matter of time before it was detected in the Cayman Islands,” said Dr Lee. “It will also be of concern that both these people were fully vaccinated… For me, this reiterates and reinforces the need to be vaccinated to benefit from protection against serious illness and death, even with these more infectious variants.”
He said that Cayman Islands’ testing and quarantine process greatly reduces the risk of community transmission of all variants of the coronavirus, so while there is currently less risk of the Delta variant spreading to the local community, the risk is increasing. He urged people to get vaccinated because this greatly reduces the risk of a serious illness or hospitalisation.
70% of the estimated population has now had at least one dose of a vaccine, with almost 47,000 people, or 66% of the population, having completed the two-dose course.
Dr Lee said this will help keep Cayman safe from the virus if it breaks through but the rate needs to increase to protect the vulnerable and unvaccinated. He outlined precautionary measures that people can take as Cayman moves towards opening the borders.
“If you are eligible then you should get vaccinated. Secondly, you can follow the basic precautions against transmission of COVID-19, as recommended by the World Health Organization, including proper hand hygiene, social distancing, limiting your attendance at large gatherings, and wearing a mask in enclosed public spaces,” he added.
Minister of Health Sabrina Turner also implored everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated as a matter of urgency to ensure their personal safety against contracting the disease, and to protect loved ones as well as the community as a whole. Turner also warned that while border entry restrictions and quarantine measures currently protect against community spread, the level of risk will rise as phased reopening begins.
“We are preparing to gradually reopen our borders beginning in mid-September. While the government is committed to reopening as safely as possible, there is an element of risk of community spread involved. Guarding against this risk through vaccination is our best preparation ahead of time, and following community health mandates at every step of the way will be essential.”
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics remain operational throughout the Cayman Islands.
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75% of new covid-19 cases in Singapore are among vaccinated people. Just open it up already. We’re good. Even if we wait years to open, we could be in the exact same predicament. There’s always going to be unvaccinated people.
CNS: Note that 75% of Singapore’s 5.7 million people have had at least one dose and half are fully vaccinated, and that those who are infected are not getting seriously ill, unlike in areas where most people getting sick are unvaccinated. See here.
Too many good points and sugestions in these comments if some one in Govt monitoring and take note of and act.
Who’s the greater fool? Those who won’t take the vaccine, mask up, or those who think they can convince non-vaxers to take the vaccine?
The ones that believe there is no possibility of the virus mutating to form new strains in the vaccinated, who continue to prance around in public or travel to other “covid free” countries with the false sense of safety that they’re immune all the while heavily criticizing the unvaccinated for taking precautions like wearing masks in public and social distancing.
So you suggest we hide in our houses for the rest of our lives, or maybe give our bodies the best toolbox to combat infection in the form of a vaccine, and after 16 months, we resume a sense of normalcy?
Signed,
The ghosts of Edward Jenner and Jonas Salk…and the very living and brilliant Biontech scientist, Dr. Ugur Sahin, who designed the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine.
I don’t know why were you hiding…here in FL we never did.
Oh yes, Florida the most wonderfully ran state in America just behind Alabama.
good enough for people to keep flying there to spend money and have fun then come back.
The concern is that the virus will mutate in the unvaccinated. That is why they are trying to get people vaccinated around the world.
But it is proven that it is the vaccinated contributing to the mutations. Not the unvaccinated
It’s actually not but thanks for trying.
Quite the opposite is happening according to some scientists who sadly are silenced-vaccinations during an active pandemic should not be executed. It might be difficult to understand why, but there’s a theory, based on knowledge, which seem to be coming true.
That’s absolute rubbish and you just need to stop.
Circumstances may be different, each person should assess their own health and consider.
An example of part of the way forward from the BBC
The Italian government has announced that people will need to show a Digital Green Certificate to access a range of indoor venues – including restaurants and cinemas – from 6 August.
Anyone over 12 will be expected to demonstrate they have had at least one jab, tested negative or have recently recovered from the virus.
So they are mandating that not only do you need to have a mandatory, rushed vaccine but you also have to have your smartphone on you at all times.
The world is going to hell in a hand basket.
The Italian people said no
1. Delta is clearly much more transmissible than previous variants, and a recent study showed a viral load of up to a 1000 times higher.
2. In other countries, Delta has already broken through to people who have been vaccinated, although not usually requiring hospitalization, but still some people have been very unwell. Some of those people clearly would have died had they not been vaccinated.
3. Children under 12 still can’t get vaccinated, and there are many people in our community who suffer from various conditions, so we have to do everything we can to protect all of them.
4. We don’t know what other future variants may be out there.
5. The vaccines have been given to millions of people now and, while no vaccine is perfect, these ones are clearly safe and effective.
6. People in other countries are desperate for a vaccine and we have plentiful doses right here… let us take advantage of this incredible gift we have been given.
For the sake of all of the above, EVERY person in Cayman who is healthy and physically able to get vaccinated should do so. To think that our community will somehow avoid COVID in the future would be very naive. Many other countries thought they had come through it unscathed, then things changed very quickly.
Read the warning on the Covid vaccines. Those are also clearly facts. They warn people with different conditions not to take the vaccine. They also warn everyone that this vaccine is not trial tested and should only be taken in a state of emergency. Then make an informed choice for yourself only. I myself can not take it. I would if I could. I might have to risk it in the future. I hope everyone that can will. In the mean time please try not to disrespect those who just choose different from you because it offends you.
I’d like to know what sources of “information “ you use to say the vaccine has not fully been tested. The vaccine went through exactly the same level of testing as any other vaccine. Do your research using official on what emergency authorization really means before spreading fear and misinformation.
I thought that today, even a first graders knows what an authorization for emergency use is. Obviously some are still living in a cave.
Truth does not know the truth. Truth is very ignorant on the facts.
Absolutely not. Usually vaccines take 10-15 years to be thoroughly tested and approved. The emergency use is key. They didn’t have to go through the normal testing and approval requirements. So it simply cannot be and is not as well tested as traditional vaccines.
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/immunization/vaccine_safety/science.htm
“…this vaccine is not trial tested……”
Really? Well, I hope Pfizer and the FDA start those Phase 1, 2 and 3 trials shortly. I had a dream in 2020 that these trials took place. Before I woke up from my dream, it was reported in my dream that the Pfizer vaccine was 95% efficacious at preventing Covid hospitalization relative to a placebo.
@CNS maybe you could do an article showing what emergency use approval is, that these vaccines have been tested in multiple countries in 100s of thousands of people and that health agencies around the world view the vaccines as safe except for a very small minority of people. I am so tired of seeing people on this website saying the vaccine has not been tested or has somehow been tested differently to other vaccines on the market.
CNS: I’ve linked this countless times.
The vaccine is trial tested. This person should be banned from CNS for promoting disinformation.
“They also warn everyone that this vaccine is not trial tested and should only be taken in a state of emergency.”
BS. Of course the vaccines have been “trial tested”. More trials, bigger trials and better funded trials than any other drug in history. Oh and 1bn people now fully vaccinated and 2bn partially. What you are confused with is the EUA; Emergency Use Authorization now granted by every FDA or equivalent body around the world. Stop making up “facts”.
You are the trial fool. Do your research it has NOT been tested in humans previously.
1:15, Your ignorance knows no bounds.
Geez who are these people saying the vaccines haven’t been trial tested, are you living in a cave? The AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine would have been available 4 months earlier if it wasn’t for one adverse reaction in October 2020 in one of the many thousands the phase 1, 2 and 3 trials tested it on. You are bonkers to say it hasn’t been tried and tested in humans before being approved,
Truth, What the hell are you talking about? Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been trial tested by the FDA last year.
Stop giving out fake news.
I believe we are weeks, if not days, away from Delta entering the wider community and spreading like wildfire. The number of people traveling on vacations and shopping trips (as well as for medical reasons) combined with the prevalence of Delta in our gateway state Florida, and how contagious it is, there’s virtually no way to keep it contained in quarantine here. This will not be pretty for the 24,000 or so unvaccinated residents.
So get vaccinated it’s that simple.
Worry about yourself.
Why so? In your expert opinion, what number of the 24,000 will die?
24
Well let Kenneth Bryan find out who is going on vacation and shopping and stopbthem from travelling as he said.
Get Vaccinated! It’s that simple.
The Delta variant is unlikely to be the last. Every time the virus mutates the variants that become predominant transmit more easily and in some cases are more deadly.
We are the luckiest people on this planet right now. We have free vaccines for all of our population. Get vaccinated so you are protected!! It really is that simple!
Its the year 2029, COVID strain 103928AB Sigma has been discovered. Another year of lockdowns have been implemented, making it the longest and largest lockdown of the world population, led by governments around the world. a full 9 years of lockdown was due to expire but it was pushed back yet again.
Welp, we’ll just wait until next year i guess.
I agree it may feel like that but don’t believe this is what will happen. England’s decision to open up is looking like it may work. While cases increased dramatically they are now dropping quickly. More importantly the number of deaths has not increased significantly and are currently about 50 a day. While not good most of these are still occurring in unvaccinated people.
The vaccines have shown to be extremely effective at reducing serious illness and deaths, even if fully vaccinated people get infected. The UK has now delivered almost 85 million doses and about 70% of the adult population have had 2 doses.
If the UK model works then this will be a template for others to follow. It shows everyone here the importance of the whole population, who are eligible, being vaccinated.
I wish it was a Delta A-320 here parked at ORIA
There would be if there were not so many vaccine holdouts
When the census results are released, PACT will have blood on their hands. Mark these words.
Why so dramatic?
If refusal is based on: learned religious belief, culture, propaganda, compromised, immune system, fear, Lack of understanding, other than trusting and believing in your own immune system, because you are putting in the work.
You should consider taking the vaccine before the border is open.
Rein in the insults not all subjects comply easily, some rebel because they are skeptics of the systems. Let the people be and fix you, respect for others may be a good place to start.
The world is where it’s at today because, people cannot see they are taking the rights of others also, and crying foul.
Yet another reason for our government to wimp out on trying to reopen.
Open up to vaccinated travelers!!! Only unvaccinated travelers (residents or tourists) should do quarantine.
Ummm, the travelers with Delta are vaccinated. Luckily for us all, they are in quarantine.
We have FULLY vaccinated travelers who currently have Covid. One who is showing symptoms. EVERYONE should be required to quarantine. The vaccine does not make you immune, it does not prevent you from carrying it and passing it on to someone, etc. it is just supposed to help you not to die.
Then get the vaccine. Covid is not going away. Cant stay locked down forever.
If your intended goal is zero community cases in perpetuity, then we are shut down in perpetuity.
There are 330 million people living in the country to the north of us where there is virus in the community (and always will be), but people arent hiding in their homes anymore, they are out living.
That is always ya’lls answer to everything. “Get the vaccine” “Take the jab”. For what? The vaccine does not prevent you from getting Covid and the two travelers who have Delta are fully vaccinated. Proving that these “break through” cases are real. The vaccine isn’t stopping people from getting the variants any more than it is stopping people from getting the original Covid-19 virus. The vaccines themselves have various warnings on them for people who have various conditions not to take them. That is a fact. There is also a clear warming that this vaccine is not trial tested, not FDA approved, and should only be taken in a state of emergency. Everyone has to make an informed decision for themselves, regardless of whether or not they decide to take it. I personally cannot take it, due to past severe reactions I have had. If I could take it,
I might be inclined to do so although I do have some concerns. In the future, who knows I might have to risk it but at this point I have been advised against it. Those who can and feel comfortable doing so, go for it! Make the decision that best suits you and makes you feel most safe. However, we all need to stop disrespecting those in our community who make difference decisions we do. The hate spewing from both sides is atrocious and disheartening to see. We should not be harboring hate in our hearts and promoting a divide in our community. This is not who we are as a people.
Then please ask our government to decouple its policies that depend on people like you getting vaccinated.
I am not here to convince you to get vaccinated. But I cannot freely travel off the island and back because the government has stated that unless more of you (I mean the collective “you”) get vaccinated, these restrictions stay in place.
Set a firm date Mr. Panton. The remaining small minority can then decide whether they are better off with their existing immune system, or they would want a little help from the vaccine.
So frustrated…..
Come to FL and stay.
Yeah that’ll be a hard pass on living in Florida.
People always happy to shit talk the USA, but love flying there to spend money and enjoy what it offers.
Nice!
“There is also a clear warming that this vaccine is not trial tested,”
Rubbish.
“In the future, who knows I might have to risk it….” Does Panton seriously think that he’ll change these selfish people’s minds by begging them? Set a date, use vaccine passports or whatever it takes but do something because they don’t care enough about the community to do it now.
How is the person selfish? You people are F’d up. They stated that they have had adverse reactions previously and have been advised not to take it. So how does that make it selfish of them? It would be a great risk for them to take the vaccine. If they are forced to and something happens to them NO ONE would be held accountable. If this vaccine is so safe then why is no one held liable?
If anyone is selfish it is you. You are the one who is more concerned about your shopping trip than the safety of others. This person has had past reactions, they are trying to be safe. They are not discouraging anyone from getting it, they are encouraging people to make informed decisions. You are a damn moron
I love your comment 10:55. I completely agree, it is so sad seeing people from both sides bash the other. It is even more disheartening to see CIG officials jump in and do the same. Our own Premier stating that people who are not vaccinated are “selfish” or “misinformed” adding to the continued hatred. I myself am vaccinated, however,I know of various people who cannot take it, are hesitant and concerned about long -term effects etc. I respect everyone’s decision. These are scary times. Instead of bashing each other, we should be supporting one another. I try share my vaccine experience with those around me, as well as any information I come across through research, in hopes of possibly helping those who are hesitant to decide one way or another. Either way, it is their body, their choice, and their right to decide what is best for them. My decision was my own, no one bullied me or forced me to do something I did not want to do. CIG is treading into some dangerous waters, we live in a democracy, not a dictatorship. They need to remember that saying “you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar”.
And hundreds of thousands are dying. They are yet to have a third wave go through the red states. Just wait till Delta gets going through the schools in September/October.
Wasn’t Texas and Florida to be destroyed two weeks after opening?
9:05 People are incapable of understanding that…or just being willfully naive and stupid to that fact. Even WP is singing the tune of “immunized” which the vaccine does not. You can still catch Covid, its variants, and transmit it.
It appears that CITA has come on board with the ‘carrot and stick’ approach to increasing the vaccination rate. What is government waiting for? So far it is not much talk and no action.
The emerging scientific evidence is that the best long term protection happens when the second Pfizer dose is 8 – 10 weeks after the initial dose. This is not a criticism of the original decision to space the doses out by 3 weeks but given the better evidence now available, when will boosters be given?
Guardian report – “An eight-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is a “sweet spot” when it comes to generating strong immune response while protecting the UK population against the Delta variant of coronavirus, scientists have said.
In a study funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), researchers have found that when compared with a four-week gap, a 10-week interval between the doses produces higher antibody levels, as well as a higher proportion of a group of infection-fighting cells in the body known as “helper” T-cells.
An eight-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is a “sweet spot” when it comes to generating strong immune response while protecting the UK population against the Delta variant of coronavirus, scientists have said….
Dr Rebecca Payne, one of the study authors from Newcastle University, said that the cellular response from T-cells remained consistent across both long and short dosing schedules, “indicating they may contribute to important protection against Sars-CoV-2 during this time”.
Payne said: “After the second dose on the longer dosing schedule, antibody levels surpassed those seen at the same timepoint after a shorter dosing interval.
It doesn’t matter what variant is or isn’t here, your chances of dying from Covid are tiny
What ever happened to sanity? Why is everyone so scared all the time?
If you eat pretty well, exercise, go outside now and then, are not obese and do not have major illness you are fine….yea there are statistical anomalies just like in everything in life…but calm the heck down, you’re going to be fine
Open the darn borders….
If you’re vaccinated *
No, and you cant make me.
We cannot open up until Florida gets its act together. With the crazy Trumpite Governor that might be for some time.
The cases in Florida are going through the roof the past week. Very concerning.
What are the plans for booster shots? The Guardian reports –
Scientists have backed proposals for Covid boosters in the autumn after blood tests on hundreds of people revealed that protective antibodies can wane substantially within weeks of second vaccine shots being given.
Falls in antibodies after vaccination are expected and do not necessarily mean people are more vulnerable to disease, but the researchers are concerned that if the declines persist the effectiveness of the vaccines may diminish.
The UCL Virus Watch study found that antibodies generated by two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines started to wane as early as six weeks after the second shot, in some cases falling more than 50% over 10 weeks.
The researchers stress that both vaccines are extremely effective against Covid, but say the findings support plans for a booster campaign this autumn..
The year is 2030. Every living individual is required to take the semi annual booster shot on January 5th and August 5th to prevent them from death. If you do not comply, the punishment is imprisonment. After all, there are no land owners or private property to take anymore since the global government (GG) has stripped away all private ownership in the spirit of fairness and equality.
Long live our overlords, GG.
What’s the difference between border opening in September or January besides giving the economy longer to tank? Not going to change Covid at all. Covid is here to stay.
great comment….
the real truth is cayman opens when the rest of the developed world does…
Then we are behind the curve already.
It’s the Cayman way.
I’m shocked we even have wifi.
8:43am The rest of the developed world opened up long time ago. We’re just sitting here treading water and making no headway.
The Delta variant is not going to make the majority of the anti- Vaxxers get the jab. Just like the US bringing in fake vaccinations cards- the non- vaxxed aren’t going to do it.
4:49am, you’re exactly right! Non-vaxxed won’t bring fake cards because they do not want to spend money supporting places that require vaccines. To “make their point”, they will choose to go where vaccines aren’t required and be very vocal about it.
We say we have 67 percent fully vaccinated. Does the Public Health Department have a data base of all vaccinated
Do they enter the returning residents data who might have got vaccinated elsewhere. That may help to get revised percentage
They do not.
HSA and Dr. Lee have been asked this repeatedly with no answer
What have they been doing for the past sixteen months that they can’t keep records! Sigh!
Surely a solution just means the vaccination teams need to get on the road. They must know who’s been jabbed, and therefore who hasn’t. So rent a big bus, set it up for vaccinations, and tour the districts; organize jab sessions with major employers (eg CUC, Maples, Butterfield, public works, fosters, CIG too) or at busy locations (eg sunset house) to capture several staff/customers at one time. Simple ?
Great idea and they have been doing just that. Last week there was a vaccine clinic at the government building. This week there were clinics in Camana Bay, Bodden Town and East End. People who are medically eligible for the vaccine have no excuse anymore
Most disgusting in Cayman Islands is the scaremongering and borders still closed. Where else in world is this still happening? Besides Commie countries. The word will and is global.
At this stage, who cares!
5 day quarantine for vaccinated residents may be welcome decision. But tourists and businessmen do not wish to pay and waste leave for getting quarantined
We do not give a rats ass about them.
You don’t care about tourists or businessmen, but you think it is fine to hop a plane and travel to their country unvaccinated. Why should they care about you? Why would they want you?
I am a dual citizen 😉 so it’s my country too love.
Can CMO guarantee Cayman is fully protected aginst Covid with 80 percent
We would like to hear from public health specialists
We did the other day, when they spoke out against the potential of their qualifications being diminished. Obviously they were defending their current current standard of living. Oh, you mean, to speak up on behalf of society. What a pathetic lot they’ve turned out to be. One step above our politicians.
Report of two delta variant positives among vaccinated and one of them symptomatic should not be a surprise. Not only two, many more might have been there as all are not tested for variants.
80 percent an euphoric figure of hoping to vaccinate non existant pop.
CMO is noted in article saying easing of restrictions will increase chance of import of infections.while that is true it has been said by WHO CDC and Public Health England that vaccination does not prevent getting infected or transmitting it. It minimises disaster . That should be communicated to public.
This also proves we cant keep shut down for visitors. If we do we have to be prepared not to go anywhere. It is not only tourists our returning residents can bring it back too.
Only 80 to 90 percent of imaginary 80 percent vaccination will have protection, others have the risk.
So better to open on 9th sept with all public education and restriction of unvaccinated access to public places for their own safety.They cant have right to access without fulfilling their duty just like u cant get pay without working.
Even vaccinated must use masks and social distance in public places until end of yr.then we can review.
Whether alpha or delta or any new one is going to come here as we have more than 100 nationalities in Cayman and we visit all over the world.
Let us open enjou and be prepared to treat cases as we prepare for hurricanes.
Disagree partially. This will never end using this strategy..ever.
Those who want to wear masks, wear them.
Those who want to get vaccinated, do it.
We have a vaccine, it will get no better than this unless you expect to live like this forever. The virus will come in seasons just like the flu..forever.
Surprise!
The below vaccine rates are as of July 13 (from government news website). By now, 40 years and up is probably near 90%, 30-40 almost certainly above 80%, and 18-30s maybe in mid 70%.
So we are relying on the 12 to 18 year age group (ie, their parents) to get us to 80% overall. I think a lot of parents are going to wait a bit, so I dont think reliance on this age group is realistic. I think we are getting to a saturation point. The relative risk to this age group is genuinely very small (albeit not completely riskless).
We have extraordinarily high (actually, impressively high) rates in the over 50s. Fruitless for the government to be relying on non-adult population.
Age 12 -18 years 37%
Age 18 – 30 years 69%
Age 30 – 40 years 77%
Age 40 – 50 years 83%
Age 50 – 60 years 86%
Age 60+ years 88%
Good information and agree. I think this is why vaccination rates are decreasing as we have reached realistic saturation.
Rather than applying an arbitrary population-wide 80%, CIG should instead look at the age breakdowns as per above. Obviously 12 and under cant get vaxxed. 12 to 18 years might reach 50% for now (in the UK this week, the government said they are only going to vax 12 to 18 year olds who are “high risk”, and hold off on the rest for now. Realistically, many parents here will decide the same for now, preferring to wait).
I say if we are above 90% for 40+, at or near 80% for 18 to 40, and a chunky percentage of under 18, we are in great shape and the needle isnt going to move much more.
I wish the government would read this. We are in a great place now in Cayman as our vaccination metrics are near the top in the world. overall and in each age category.
With this in mind, we should set a date certain for opening up further (..how about September 9th…), which gives remaining willing people ample time to get jabbed. We should no longer tie this to a percentage, as our percentages are there for the most at-risk groups.
They just got a pay raise why do they care about anything else going on!
It doesnt help us getting 12 to 18 year olds vaccinated when the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation put out the below advice this week. Perhaps Cayman can take this into account and simply look at the vaccination rate in adults?
“Until more data become available, JCVI does not currently advise routine universal vaccination of children and young people less than 18 years of age. JCVI will keep this advice under review as more safety and effectiveness information become available on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in children and young people.
The health benefits in this population are small, and the benefits [of vaccinating under 18s] to the wider population are highly uncertain. At this time, JCVI is of the view that the health benefits of universal vaccination in children and young people below the age of 18 years do not outweigh the potential risks.”
I see now on the facebook that the West Bay Anti VAX druggie turned religious fanatic and lawyer is encouraging people not to get vaccinated and spewing some of the worst conspiracy theories ever and even plans to hold a public meeting..WTF
If anyone knows this one and follows her they deserve what they get..You can’t fix stupid. With her checkered past she should be out there promoting more social issues like gun crime and drug abuse.
Let’s face it people, get the vaccine, it’s not a cure but it has been proven to help those that do get it to not be hospitalized or end up with long covid damage for the rest of their lives.
Got to the point of… Whatever, deal with it, had enough time and prep and talk and scaremongering. Get flights here for vaccinated residents to see family for xmas after two years. Check and put that in order whoever is in power in government!
And let visitors in so we can also see our family who can’t travel off island and skip that quarantine as we don’t have enough time or money for that. Been vaxxed since last March.
So where is this wonderful plan to increase vaccine uptake? Now that they have voted themselves a big raise maybe they can find time to deal with the problems facing the county?
What is the plan for booster doses? The evidence of fading immunity over time is growing and some of us have been fully vaccinated for 6 months.
Hopefully the hesitant will step up and get vaccinated. If not government needs to decide whether to send the unused doses to the dump or offer a booster to those that want one.
Agree but then what is the point if not allowed to go anywhere.
What happened to government’s plan to require vaccination for work permit renewals and new permits? If they are planning on re-opening in September and don’t want to have to shut down schools and offices again like they did last year then they are going to be proactive.
They should really just move on. Forcing people to do something that is above their intelligence or better judgement isn’t working.
Too many people would leave and the GDP would tank
Lol Do you really believe that? Most expats are vaccinated and the ones that aren’t are either weirdos anyway so good riddance or haven’t bothered but will as soon as they think they’ll lose their source of income.
PACT is just paralyzed and can’t move on with any of their decisions.
Disagree. Nobody cares because they are vaccinated. They will lose people if they try to restrict travel any further.
Pesky Human rights got in the way again. They are still figuring out a way around that so they can get back to Caymanian rights first and human rights second.
Does that mean Caymanians are not human?
Today Italy did the smart thing and announced a vaccination ‘green card’ system to limit local transmission among non-vaccinated people in public places such as bars and restaurants. We should do the same.
The double dose Pfizer vaccine protocol is more than 80% effective at preventing severe Covid and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated.
Hopefully the doses that are here will be taken by our people and will not be wasted. I understand that they cannot be moved to another country because of the number of steps getting them here. I would be happy to have a booster rather than see them end up in the dump as it seems that a booster will be required at some point.
Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration , told CBS Sunday that the delta variant of the coronavirus is so contagious that most people will get it if they haven’t been vaccinated or previously infected with COVID.
“And for most people who get this delta variant, it’s going to be the most serious virus that they get in their lifetime in terms of the risk of putting them in the hospital,” Gottlieb said.
Worth listening to this 1-minute clip from Scott’s twitter account.
https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1417114558402023431
Get your vaccine simple . This has now become a pandemic for the unvaccinated.
Despite the propaganda and based on the recent divulgence of information, it appears to me that it is not just the unvaccinated who are vulnerable.
Get ready to mask up and social distance again.
But antivaxxers are smarter than us all, didn’t you hear?
just respect it guys respect it.
Hopefully old ppl wont catch it
This whole issue is a farce started by PPM.
Cayman will never get to 80%
People are still coming here on holiday giving false information to cayman travel who do not check.
PACT need to show some balls and say we are opening in September
If not vaccinated you take your chances.
CAL will not accept non vaccinated passengers
If we continue with the farce of repatriation flights unless you have a verified medical appointment you can only book a one way flight to repatriate.
TIME TO GET TOUGH AND GIVE A DATE TO OPEN
We getting tough with you – Shut Up!
They better set up the hospital beds that PPM set up. Are they ready if there is an influx? Some people still have their heads in the sand. I’m certain that we will never reach 80% vaccination.
Only 41 first doses and 67 second doses in the last 24 hours. Exactly 7 weeks to September 9th.
We need almost 10,000 second doses by Sept 9th to reach 80%, and of those 10,000, 7,700 still need first dose (and a three-week wait to take the second).
10,000 over 7 weeks works out to 1,400 second doses per week. So 67 a day isnt quite going to get us there (remember the vaccine clinic is operational 5 days a week).
So chances of hitting the target appears slim. The largest unvaccinated group is 12 to 18 year olds (73% unvaccinated as of July 13th). Realistically, I expect this age cohort to remain at a low rate as I know many parents are holding off for now (in the UK earlier this week, they said they are only vaccinated certain high-risk people in this age group, for now anyway).
Just open period. There was plenty of time to get vaccinated. This whole thing was about “flattening the curve”… not closing the country forever to prevent people from ever getting the flu ever again.
Obviously not a surprise as it is by far the most dominant strain in the US and UK so confirmed infections in quarantined arrivals will naturally reflect this.
Yep, yet they want to do away with quarantine and let it spread all over these islands. Don’t give a rats ass about protecting us.
Step 1 is to allow residents to freely travel (by not artificially restricting flights such that not a single seat has been available).
Keep the quarantine protocol in for now if you want, but stop restricting us from travelling. Its been 16 months.
(Double vaxed, so Im in the 5-day quarantine group).
No, they just made a vaccine freely available, but you won’t take it.
OMG grow up!
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Maybe if you all would stop taking those repatriation flights to do your shopping and partying…,
Fake news, it’s just lies to convince us God fearing idiots to get the vaccine, No way the lord will protect us all we don’t need a vaccine a few prayers and a coconut shell, a chickens foot and a green mango skin is all you need.
You are not going to fool us into getting one of the most successful vaccines against a killer virus, only god can protect us…………
Come on Cayman is the delta variant can scare you people into getting the vaccine we have no hope. Get vaccinated today!
If only God can protect “us”…Why the hell are we here talking about a virus that’s killing people?
Mysterious ways is how they rationalize it in their brainwashed mind.
“Fake news, it’s just lies to convince us God fearing idiots to get the vaccine”
I’ll give you points for at least being honest!
Ok Donald Trump.
For those not wanting the vaccine, it’s like seeing a cat 5 closing in, but you not going to put up hurricane shutters. You may be healthy and survive, but it would be better to have the protection and come out of the storm with little or no damage. A vaccine may not protect you 100%, but chances are extremely high you will not be hospitalized or die if you get Covid.
COVID death rate is 0.004%
There’s more chance of killed murdered in Cayman or death in a car accident
Ummm, 1.4%.
Cue the panic filled mob…
Of unvaccinated people
So what is the plan for when there is community transmission?
Well geez… let’s see. The person who has Covid goes to quarantine along with any close contacts and everyone else continues on living their lives; working, schools, shopping, restaurants, bars and clubs, gyms, traveling.
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Exactly! Just like the rest of the world has been doing for over a year!
Reopening plan being ripped up. Goal post moving till 2024.
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If this article alone, after all the many articles on COVID and vaccines that have preceded it, does not persuade the unvaccinated to get the jab then nothing will.
Read the facts… Delta is killing healthy young people worldwide who are begging for a vaccine on their death bed but it’s too late. This news and this article just goes to show… 2 doses of Pfizer and you are very unlikely to die. And let’s not hide the facts… there will be widespread Cayman community transmission of the virus by October time.
And did you also watch Fox news for your helpful information
Clearly you did.
That is simply not true. The corresponding article in the British tabloids has been disputed for lack of veracity.
Quick, run for the border. Oh wait, there are no flights.
What a stupid comment!
Have you ever heard of sarcasm?
Very correct comment!
Where to? UK, USA or CANADA where it’s raging…I’m staying right here.
People in the UK, USA and Canada are moving on with life. NBA finals had packed arenas, so will college football stadiums in 6 weeks. In Canada, no one is really talking about this day to day, and in the UK, life is moving on.
Adults who are still fearful can receive the vaccine. Only 3% of US adults are not medically able to receive one of the approved vaccines.
If I could get a damn flight, I would be visiting one of those countries now to see my parents.
It is not raging in the US. The places where people have been vaccinated, the numbers have dropped significantly. If anything the numbers are spiking with the people who are NOT vaccinated, but that is it. Everything is open.
You don’t want to open the borders, you don’t want tourists or people returning, but you want to travel. Why is it alright for you to go to another country if you aren’t willing to accept people coming in?
Ok…so the Delta variant is now in Cayman. The people who need to worry are the ones not vaccinated. This is the warning for those to go get the vaccination. Other than that, it’s just a few cases and since those people are vaccinated, their risk of getting hospitalized or death is extremely, extremely slim. The vaccination rate on island is high. Wear masks in high traffic areas. Life continues on.
No need to push the panic button.
Ah but I think the panic button is exactly what CIG is trying to push. They are trying to scare the non-vaccinated into getting the jab. I predict the exact opposite will happen. I think the non-vaxed will use the delta variant arriving as more reason to avoid vaccination in order to prevent reaching the 80% mark and forcing the border to remain closed.
UGH!
If the government wants to push the panic button for real, all it has to do is say: 1) On August 21st we are opening fully. 2) If you are an adult, have not been vaccinated, and catch Covid after that date, you are responsible for any and all hospitalization costs. Could be tens of thousands of dollars.
I don’t know who you are talking to but I definitely don’t want the borders open and I definitely don’t want to go anywhere.
I’m happy right yah so.
So please keep all y’all virus riddled people back in unnah country till this ting calm down Lil bit more
Ahh yes thank you for the fully vaccinated for bringing the strain of virus to our shores. I have lost all faith in humanity. People wanting to travel during a pandemic are complete morons.
We have a need to travel, not a want
They were on repatriation flights. Must be Caymanians (coming back from shopping, partying or medical)
And what is your point?
People are flying in weekly but have to go into quarantine for a period.
Right now person ns from Europe can’t go to the US, up until recently Canadas boarders were clouded to the US.
Other countries around the world still ha e their boarders closed.
So why is it such a big deal that Cayman still has its boarder closed? Wiat a minute you are one of those woke donkeys.
What I’d like to know is if these persons were vaccinated (which I think there are) and how are they doing?
Considering the statistics i’d guess they’re doing pretty well.
Don’t know their ages.
Know the vaccine they we’re jabbed with is probably Pfizer which has shown to be effective in minimizing hopsitlization for the infected.
But, what about this herd stupidity, sorry immunity that I keep hearing about?
If vaccinated people can catch and still spread the virus and they are the ones that will be granted more access to traveling and to public places then, doesn’t that entail the possibility that the virus could mutate among the vaccinated population as restrictions are lifted?
Is this why the CDC and WHO continue to advise all to wear mask?
We need to eradicate this virus not live with it. Recieving boosters every 6 months for new variants emerging just because a few people can’t sit still during a global pandemic is not fair to anyone, especially those unable to volunteer for the vaccine trials to recieve their added protection against covid due to health complications, age or both.
Blaming unvaccinated for an uncontrollable pandemic because of poor lockdown procedure is one of the lowest levels of humanity I have witnessed. You all should be ashamed.
Delta is in Cayman.
No suprise here, just get vaccinated to have a better outcome and reopen our Islands!
Delta bin flying here for years bobo
I didn’t see it at the airport?