The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has partnered with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to analyse the manufacturing potential of the region of the Americas, under the recently launched Regional Platform Initiative. This, with a view to reducing the region’s reliance on pharmaceutical imports by strengthening PAHO’s role at every stage of the supply chain, particularly in relation...

Principal of Giddy Hall Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Dr. Judith Clarke, says that education can emerge stronger than before the global pandemic as students show greater interest in their studies. Giddy Hall Primary was among 376 primary schools selected for the resumption of in-person learning on Monday (November 8), incorporating some 45,390 students and 2,520 teachers nationwide. Speaking to...

A total of 99,887 students, out of a population of approximately 240,000, have received at least one dose of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, to date. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 9. “We are still guided by the national average vaccination threshold...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be engaging with the private sector to expand the number of testing laboratories for the coronavirus (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antigen tests. This initiative involves partnership with the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce as well as the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says COVID-19 test kits that were imported into the island but not approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently being assessed for efficacy. “Reports of the efficacy tests will be provided to the Ministry by the week of November 26, 2021. The test will provide information on the...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 30 89,818 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 16 51,090 Males 14 38,725 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years old to 94 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 0 4,855 Hanover 2 2,903 KSA 6 22,202 Manchester 0 5,925 Portland 2 2,497 St....

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recommended that only two groups in member countries be provided with an additional dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine known as a booster shot. They are immunocompromised persons, regardless of which vaccine they took, and individuals over age 60 who received an inactivated virus vaccine. Immunocompromised persons include cancer patients, HIV-positive individuals, and transplant...