The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 14 member countries have vaccinated 70 per cent or more of their populations against the coronavirus (COVID-19). PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is on track to help other nations reach the World Health Organization (WHO) mark, while emphasising that “we must continue to strive for equitable access, so...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the Pfizer vaccine. Adults...

Washington, DC, 15 February, 2021 (PAHO) – The number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine delivered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Latin America and the Caribbean reached 100 million today, thanks to the efforts of the organization’s Revolving Fund, the procurement and delivery partner of COVAX in the region. The latest batch of vaccines includes 151,200 doses of...

Jamaicans are this weekend invited to attend a vaccination site as the Ministry moves to safeguard persons against severe illness, hospitalisation and death associated with COVID-19. Sites will continue offering the four vaccines presently available in country– AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer. The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to advise members of the public to get vaccinated....

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, February 12 and 13, 2022 to receive their first or second dose of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first and second...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the Government continues to invest heavily in protecting citizens against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). “The Government has invested billions of dollars in the protection of citizens, with investments in the healthcare sector…[and] in the procurement of vaccines,” he said. Minister Morgan...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., says work is under way by researchers to develop a universal or ‘super’ coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. It is anticipated that the proposed vaccine will be very effective against all COVID-19 variants and provide permanent protection against the disease. “We have several candidates [undertaking this research],...