Georgetown: Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, in response to news of the picketing exercise outside of his office, said that he is of the firm belief that all of the concerns associated with the vaccine could be easily dispelled if persons would’ve sought to listen to the speakers who preceded him at the launch of the vaccine on Wednesday. He made reference to the messages amplified by both Dr. Beverly Barnett, Representative of the Pan American Health Organisation, and Dr. Janice Woolford, Director of the Ministry of Health’s Maternal and Child Health Department.
The Minister expressed his own concerns about the recent “up-roar” over the vaccination campaign, which according to him, is possibly one of the most expensive campaign ever undertaken by the Ministry. He made mention of the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom, which introduced the vaccine in 2008, that had dealt with similar concerns about the vaccine and had even allowed members of the public to post concerns on its website. But while the local Health Ministry has no intention on embarking on such a move, the Minister said that the Ministry has enough evidence to prove that the vaccine is worth the Ministry’s effort in an attempt to address the potential risk of cervical cancer.
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