Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says that the parish’s Public Health Department will have mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams to facilitate ease of access to the vaccine. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (March 11). “Part of our response is also to have mobile teams, and we...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 806 31,305 SEX CLASSIFICATION   Females 440 17,550 Males 366 13,752 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 42 days  to 98 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 70 1,752 Hanover 27 898 Kingston & St. Andrew 150 8,877 Manchester 40 1,993 Portland 34 907...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will monitor persons who have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines to determine whether there are any adverse reactions. On Monday (March 8), Jamaica received its first 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of India. The country started administering the vaccine on March 10, exactly one year after the first...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is inviting entrepreneurs to utilise its plant to produce hand sanitisers in order to meet the growing demand for the product in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Acting Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, told JIS News that the entity has developed a hand-sanitiser formulation, which can be utilised in the manufacturing process. She said...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, says the Government is committed to ridding the country of the crime of human trafficking. Mr. Campbell, who was addressing a virtual Jamaica Diaspora Round Table on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on Thursday (March 11), said that “considerable” gains have already been made in...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that details about the process of registration for persons 60 years and older, to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, will be provided in short order. The inoculation of members of this demographic, which is estimated at 350,000 persons, will commence in April. He said that the plan “speaks to a...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, says the parish is on track to vaccinate all public- and private-sector healthcare workers by Wednesday (March 17). She said that most healthcare professionals will be vaccinated by the end of Friday. Dr. Dawkins-Beharie was speaking to JIS News following the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation...