Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is considering a vaccine requirement for new entrants to the island’s infirmaries, once admissions resume. “What we are looking to do is that once we start to readmit persons to the infirmaries, one of the conditions that will be laid out is that new cases coming into...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will continue to be guided by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it relates to administering coronavirus (COVID-19 booster shots. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30, Dr. Tufton said the WHO has still not recommended the administration of booster shots to the general population....

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, says steps are being taken to ramp up vaccination coverage in the parish. She told JIS News that more than 20.5 per cent of residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and while the figure ranks St. Elizabeth among the parishes with the highest vaccination coverage “we still have...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise members of public, who have been issued a vaccination card with the manufacturer’s information as “SII” to visit a permanent vaccination site to receive an updated card.  These individuals should take along their current cards to a permanent site listed on the Ministry’s vaccination webportal vaccination.moh.gov.jm. The change has become necessary,...

Two hundred thousand doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine have arrived from the People’s Republic of China. Of this number, 100,000 doses have been donated by the Government of China, while the remainder was purchased by the Jamaican Government. The official handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (November 24), at Jamaica House. In his address, Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all well-thinking Jamaicans need to see the urgency in getting  vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Local Government and Community Month National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21), the Minister argued that the country would not be able to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is renewing the call for parents and guardians of children 12 years and older, to take them to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “There is one vaccine, so far, that has been approved for children 12 to 18 years old and that’s the Pfizer vaccine. We encourage parents to allow their children, to give approval for their...