Local NewsNews BGIS condemns misleading vaccination video by Barbados Today 12/02/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Asminnie Moonsammy 12/02/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 232 The Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) strongly condemns the actions of the individuals who have sought to create fear among the population by using edited video material published by the agency to imply that the COVID-19 vaccine administered to Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason, Governor General of Barbados, was in any way unsafe or fraudulent. As is customary when producing a video of any event, the footage of the vaccination of Dame Sandra and members of her family and staff for COVID-19 was edited to portray the sequence of events. The needle shown being prepared in one video clip was not the one used to administer the vaccine to the Governor General. The vaccine bottle comes with a rubber seal, a bigger needle (the blue one) is used to extract the vaccine from the bottle while a smaller needle (the orange one) is then attached to the syringe to inject the vaccine into the deltoid muscle. The smaller needle cannot be used to extract the vaccine as it may become blunt and therefore painful for the recipient. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians The BGIS regrets if this has led to any misunderstanding on the part of the public. However, we urge persons not to deliberately and mischievously mislead others to further their own personal agendas.(BGIS)  Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like ‘Titan’ historian Trevor Marshall, dies at 77 14/02/2025 Exports at risk at choked Bridgetown port, say brokers 14/02/2025 Consumers to pay more for gas and diesel 13/02/2025