essential to meet that goal while maintaining support to vulnerable groups. Accelerating vaccine roll out and reaching herd immunity is also an important part of the recovery strategy. The government aims to vaccinate 70 percent of the population aged 18 and older and as of June 21, 35 percent of the target population had been fully vaccinated, while 67 percent of the government target population had received the first dose. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic With significant fiscal buffers and large savings accumulated because of windfall receipts from the
, while 67 percent of the government target population had received the first dose. 11 COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Caribbean (Number of people who have received at least one dose per 100 population) 1/ BHS data as of July 17, JAM data as of July 23, BRB data as of July 24, TTO and ECCU country data as of July 25, 2021. Sources: ECCB, University of Oxford’s Our World in Data project and IMF staff calculations. 20. The government aims to support the economy through fiscal relief measures and public investment . Covid-19 relief measures for the private