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Minister: Need to reach 95 per cent coverage for herd immunity

Summary by NationNews
Barbados has fallen below the vaccination level needed to keep dangerous diseases at bay, prompting a warning from Minister of Health and Wellness Senator Lisa Cummins that the island was leaving itself vulnerable to illnesses “one single flight away”.She said while Barbados had made gains in restoring childhood immunisation coverage after the COVID-19 years, it remained short of the critical 95 per cent threshold required for herd immunity – th…
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NationNews broke the news in Barbados on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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