Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the vaccination blitz will continue this weekend in several parishes. “We are active across the country with our regular blitz operation this Saturday and Sunday and we urge persons to go out and get vaccinated. If you can’t get an appointment online or through the phone lines, go...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is reporting that more young people in the parish have been taking the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Graham noted that the trend is encouraging, as there has been an increase in the number of young people getting critically ill due to the virus. “Earlier in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaicans will have easier access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, over time, as the Government moves to take these into communities. Speaking during a digital vaccine town hall hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (August 12), Dr. Tufton said the Ministry is aware that there...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is to receive its first shipment of 200,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday (August 17), with children and adolescents to be given priority access. This represents the first tranche of approximately 600,000 doses and will further bolster the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme. Making the announcement during...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring that there is a very low risk of persons having an adverse reaction to the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “We are not here to say that vaccines are risk-less…there are concerns about vaccines and some of those concerns would be legitimate…[but] in general, the vaccines appear to be very, very safe,” he...

The Government is expected to make an announcement, shortly, regarding additional brands of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines being sourced for Jamaica. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that details of the undertaking are expected to be outlined “in the next day or two”. These could include the Pfizer and Moderna brands, which have sparked public interest....

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has embarked on a new initiative to bolster the provision of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to member countries. The undertaking, being piloted through PAHO’s Revolving Fund Facility, aims to augment supplies being provided through existing arrangements where these are deemed inadequate. These include: the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility...