THREE (3) top doctors at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) still refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccine to date.
Speaking during the Covid-19 radio talk-back show yesterday, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil when responding to a question asked about the stand of 17 doctors who refused to get their vaccine, said out of the 17 doctors three of them are still to get their vaccine.
She said three of the doctors still stand on their position not to get vaccine
Given their strong stand not to get vaccine, Mrs McNeil said her ministry has respected their decision to not get vaccine, and that is their stand.
“So, we let them to take their position, and we have appealed to them to reconsider their position.”
For all the health workers, she said 76.8 percent health workers have at least got their first dose.
“Thus we have thanked all our health workers from Malaita that about 96 percent of them have been vaccinated with at least one dose vaccination.”
The Permanent Secretary has assured that health workers are doing very well, thus she encourages all health workers to get their jab.
By FOLLET JOHN
Newsroom, Honiara
