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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, speaks at a virtual press conference, held at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, speaks at a virtual press conference, held at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8).

First Set Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Administered March 10

The Government is to administer the first set of vaccines in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), on Wednesday, March 10. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, gave this update during a virtual press conference...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), stands in front of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Government of India, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Monday (March 8). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), stands in front of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Government of India, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Monday (March 8). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Jamaica Gets First Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19 Update for Thursday, March 4, 2021

Government Provides Further Information on Vaccination Implementation Plan
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An image of a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine

New Arrival date for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment from India

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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CIBC FirstCaribbean Donates USD$750,000 To Purchase Needed COVID-19 Vaccines

Donation will help ten countries across the region;USD$250 000 for staff vaccines   Ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their Covid-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a USD$500, 000 donation from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean. The donation to national vaccination programmes is being made by the bank through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Says 28.7 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Delivered By May

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says 28.7 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are slated for delivery to member countries through to May under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (March 3), Dr. Etienne said regional countries participating in COVAX and their global...
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Jamaica has received medical supplies and equipment from the Japanese government, under the Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme, to support the country’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The items, which include mobile x-ray units , x-ray protective panels, ultrasound scanners, bedside monitors and defibrillators, were handed over during a virtual ceremony on March 2, at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).
CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Japan Donates Medical Equipment Valued At $260 Million To Jamaica

The Japanese government has donated medical equipment and supplies valued at approximately $260 million to support the country’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The items, which include mobile X-ray units, X-ray protective panels, ultrasound scanners, bedside monitors and defibrillators, will benefit hospitals across the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, Manchester, Clarendon, St. Ann and St. James. The donation falls...
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Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CARPIN Cautions Against Overuse Of Chemicals For Cleaning, Sanitising

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is appealing for persons to guard against overusing chemicals for the purpose of cleaning and sanitising their spaces while trying to abide by COVID-19 protocols. Poison Information Coordinator at CARPIN, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, told JIS News that a recent online survey found that the majority of persons were using chemicals more than seven times per...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses virtual Covid Conversations press conference, March 2.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take COVID-19 Vaccines When They Become Available

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 vaccines when they become available, emphasising that only safe vaccines will be acquired and distributed to the population. “We are confident, very confident that we took the right decision from the start to await vaccines that were approved by the World Health Organization...
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