The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA), declaring what Saint Lucia cannot allow another deadly COVID-19 wave to overwhelm its hospitals, has urged policymakers to consider vaccine mandates. 'To our policy makers, we believe that the time has come to seriously consider the implementation of vaccine mandates starting with key sectors such as essential workers and any individual who is in constant contact with others. We cannot allow the virus to win. The time to act decisively is now! Let's take our lives back, let's take our country back!' SLMDA President Dr. Merle Clarke asserted in a statement released