Did vaccine inequity lead to the second wave of COVID-19 infections in Trinidad and Tobago?

### Summary box Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is a Small Island Developing (twin) State in the Caribbean with a population of 1.3 million and an illegal immigrant pool, some of whom are documented and with an unknown but likely substantial number of unrecorded persons. Of significance is that the island’s northwestern tip is located off the South American mainland and is less than 7 miles (11 Km) from the coast of Venezuela. The island’s public health system has struggled to cope with a second wave of infections in the COVID-19 Pandemic. This second wave started in April 2021 and continuing to date was characterised by a much larger number of infections and deaths than the first wave in 2020–2021. A …