Chris Fearne confirms 19th May as date Malta will achieve herd immunity

May 12 2021

Following news that Malta is set to achieve herd immunity in the coming weeks, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne confirmed that in a week’s time on 19th May, this milestone will be reached. Herd immunity will be calculated around the point when 70% of the whole country will be vaccinated by at least one dose. With over-16s being able to apply for the jab next week, the vaccine rollout has officially administered 392,929 doses, of which 268,118 are first doses.

Herd immunity is achieved once the majority of a population becomes immune to an infectious disease and provides an indirect protection to those who are immune. This makes vaccination crucial as it mitigates the spread of the virus to a great extent and, along with health measures in place, authorities encourage everyone to take the opportunity to get vaccinated.

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Photo Source: Chris Fearne FB, LandLoopers

Chris Fearne praises healthcare workers on International Nurses Day

May 12 2021

Addressing a press conference on the advent on International Nurses Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne took the opportunity to congratulate all healthcare workers who have worked tirelessly for over a year to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Fearne stated that the pandemic made us realise how important our health is and how dependent on those working in the health sector we are when it comes to livelihood.

The Minister also took the opportunity to encourage youth to seek a career in healthcare, nursing and midwifery as it is not only a rewarding career but also one that it desperately needed by both Malta and the rest of the world, especially in such times of health crises. Fearne added that Malta is aiming to add around 300 more healthcare workers by the end of 2021.

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Photo Source: Chris Fearne FB, Anna Shvets

Valentina Rossi & Gianni are hosting the Quizzed Eurovision Edition!

May 12 2021

The Eurovision Edition of Quizzed is just around the corner and as the hype continues to build, we have a few surprises up our sleeve to make the event a whole lot better.

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After Gianni’s fantastic job of hosting the first edition, we are proud to welcome not only the man himself but none other than Malta’s Eurovision queen Valentina Rossi to host our quiz night!

Valentina & Gianni will be overseeing our 90-minute quiz where Eurovision fans will be able to compete with different households across the island for bragging rights and a whopping €300 cash prize.

If you think you know your way to a Douze points game, BUY YOUR TICKET from https://www.showshappening.com/…/QUIZZED–Eurovision…

During the event you can order food from Bolt Food

http://bit.ly/BoltFoodMD … And don’t forget to get your Aperol Spritz fix from Booze Wagon Malta.

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This event is supported by Vibe FM, G7, Sound Salon.

Active cases to drop below 200 for the first time in 9 months

May 12 2021

During a conference addressed by Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Dr. Chris Fearne regarding mental health awareness and education, Dr. Fearne revealed that today, Malta’s active cases numbers will drop below 200 for the first time in 9 months.

He went on to highlight that as from Monday 17th, vaccine registrations will open for the entire Maltese population aged 16 and over and reported that while there is no call for vaccine boosters at the moment, Malta has secured 1,000,000 doses for 2022 and 2023 if the country needs it.

Dr. Fearne also stated that over 395,000 vaccine doses have been given with at least 61% having had their first vaccine dose.

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Photo Source: Chris Fearne FB / Gustavo Fring