 The government of St. Lucia recently received a donation of 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the government of the Republic of China, Taiwan. Deputy Immunization Manager, Bernadette Felix Regis, says the Ministry of Health is extremely delighted for the donation of safe and effective vaccines to aid in combating the COVID-19 virus. The government of St. Lucia is profoundly grateful for the donation of the 10,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, which will augment our vaccine inventory and strengthen the vaccination campaign and immunization programs through equitable vaccine distribution. As part of our national effort to mitigate this pandemic, the Ministry of Health intends to accelerate vaccine access to the eligible population. Ambassador of the Republic of China, Taiwan to St. Lucia, his Excellency Peter Chen, praised the government of St. Lucia for the work done in managing the spread of the COVID-19 virus and says, they will continue to provide support to St. Lucia. When we continue to face the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic and especially honor that Taiwan could support our true friends urgent need by donating 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to help boost the health and resilience of the St. Lucia people, Taiwan can help and Taiwan has help. We will continue our efforts to support St. Lucia in combating COVID-19 and work closely with the government of St. Lucia for the well-being of all St. Lucia. Minister for Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, the Honorable Moses Jabatis says, he is extremely grateful for the donation of the vaccine from the government of Taiwan and encourages St. Lucia to get vaccinated. We will do our very best to ensure that the AstraZeneca vaccines go to our people. We continue to see that we recognize the challenges which we have in relation to vaccine hesitancy and we continue to seek the support of all countries who have dealt with vaccine hesitancy and to see what strategies, what new strategies can be used. We cannot give up in this fight. We cannot give up at all. People are encouraged to visit the various wellness centers island wide to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, I am Fenel Neptune.