Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
Liquor store to track and test all unvaxed staff
(CNS): Local wine and liquor retailer, Jacques Scott, has confirmed that it is tracking the vaccination status of all of its staff and plans to introduce regular COVID-19 testing for employees who are not vaccinated at all of its shops. The liquor chain has a store at Owen Roberts International airport and so, since the […]
COVID-19 vaccine pace reduced to a crawl
(CNS): Just 216 more people have stepped forward for their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since Thursday, according to the official numbers released Monday, as the needle barely moved over the last few days. Only 256 people got their second dose this weekend, which means that one month before the proposed soft opening, when […]
Supermarkets mandate shots for new workers
(CNS): The local supermarkets have united to introduce a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all new workers, both permit holders and new local staff. With a high percentage of existing staff already vaccinated at the major stores, the bosses across all four companies — Foster’s Supermarket/Priced Right, Cost-U-Less, Hurley’s Marketplace and Kirk Market — said that […]
DLP advises bosses to encourage, not force, vaccine
(CNS): As the question over whether or not employers can force their workers to be vaccinated continues to fuel public debate, the Department of Labour and Pensions has issued some general guidance on COVID-19 vaccination policies for employers and the impact on existing and potential employees, as well as data protection issues relating to vaccination […]
DMS puts up $100K for vaccine prize draw
(CNS): A single cash prize of CI$100,000 has been donated by the Caymanian firm DMS for a prize draw to entice all residents here to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The announcement comes as the number of newly vaccinated people over the last 24 hours increased by only 45. Given that several thousand people still need […]
Vaccine take-up still stalled as Phase 2 approaches
(CNS): Just 92 more people stepped forward to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for the first time over the last two days. while 98 got their second dose. Just five weeks ahead of the proposed soft border opening on 9 September and less than one week away from Phase 2, when government plans to stop digitally […]
ALT holds back unvaxed staff bonuses
(CNS): As implied in a previous letter last month, Cayman’s largest hardware merchant has held back bonuses for unvaccinated staff. Al Thompson had stopped short of mandating that his workers get the COVID-19 shots but tied the pay-out of a special annual bonus related to successful trading over the last 12 months to the vaccine […]
First vaccine doses pass 50,000
(CNS): The Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 vaccination numbers moved a little at the weekend when the number of people who have had at least one dose finally passed 50,000 after an additional 211 individuals came forward and another 202 people got their second doses. The national rate for those getting at least one shot is now […]
Work permit vaccine mandate ‘soon come’
(CNS): Government is expecting to steer an amendment to the immigration law through Parliament shortly to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for employees on new and renewed work permits. Premier Wayne Panton said Thursday that the draft legislative change is already on his desk and that government would be invoking a special circumstances exception to […]
Premier sticking with 80% target on vaccine
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has confirmed the target of vaccinating 80% of the population against COVID-19 before the borders are open. Even though the number of people taking up the vaccine is now just a trickle, he stated that government was not prepared to revise the target at this point and that any consideration about […]
Needle still stuck on national vaccine rate
(CNS): Following the reopening on the clinic on Tuesday, the number of additional people vaccinated, released by public health officials, revealed that the needle on the national rate remains stuck. Just 113 people received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination over the last day and another 90 got their second. This means the national […]
