 More than 6,000 St. Lucians have now received the AstraZeneca vaccine and that number is increasing daily. Health officials say rolling out the vaccination campaign with frontliners and leaders helps quell public apprehension about the vaccine. Here's Daniel Dubois. The government of St. Lucia has been leading by example with St. Lucia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. As the Ministry of Health seeks to build confidence and trust in the process, the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Ministers have helped the effort. Prime Minister Hon. Alan Sharsney received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 17, 2021 at a live event on the national television network, along with Minister of Health and Wellness Mary Isaac, Chief Medical Officer Sharon Belmont-George, and Principal Nursing Officer Julieta Cassius. Local physicians, as well as members of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force and the Fire Service, also received the vaccine that day. Several Ministers of Cabinet have followed suit by receiving the vaccine in their communities, taking part in outreach activities and documenting the process. So it's really, really good. I'm happy that I did. I came here in this facility where dozens of my constituents have actually shown up this morning and all through the course of today to be able to take theirs. So I'm very, very pleased with what I've seen and a lot of the elderly folks and people with underlying conditions have actually had the opportunity to be able to do so. So this is really good. It's a game changer in the COVID fight and it's absolutely fantastic. The response has been overwhelming. The reports we have received from other centres today and all through the week have been extremely phenomenal and that is just something that is going to be a great inspiration to our COVID fight. So it really is a great beginning. All those who organised the event today, I think they have demonstrated a passion and a willingness to assist in us in combating this COVID virus. Thank you again to all those who turned out in large numbers. Only two weeks into the rollout, over 6,000 St. Lucia's have already received the vaccine, illustrating that confidence is growing as St. Lucia continues the path to herd immunity and managing the pandemic. Look, I'm very excited. Obviously, you can see the relationship that the health centres have with the communities. We've had almost 100 people and we have not even gotten into the afternoon as yet. So the response has been very positive in taking the vaccine and the level of enthusiasm. And certainly, everybody has commented on how great the nurses have been. So the war against COVID has begun and for the first time, we really have something in which we now can be much more aggressive in dealing with COVID. And I'm really hoping that all solutions will follow suit of what we've seen today and coming out and becoming vaccinated. Reporting for the Office of the Prime Minister, I am Daniel Dubois.