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Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.
Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

St. Elizabeth Health Services Looking To Increase 20.5 Per Cent Vaccination Coverage

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...
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COVID-19 Update for Thursday, November 25, 2021

Some Jamaicans to be given New Vaccination Cards
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.

Mental Health Of Youth Tested During Pandemic – Minister McKenzie
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), applaud as Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, display documents for the handover of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China, at a ceremony held on November 24 at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), applaud as Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, display documents for the handover of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China, at a ceremony held on November 24 at Jamaica House.

200,000 Doses Of Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive From China

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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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Countries Better Placed To Fight COVID-19 This Holiday Season – PAHO

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says member countries are better positioned to counter the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the upcoming holiday season, due to access to vaccines. “We are better off… [than 2020] for one simple reason; we have more tools to protect ourselves from the virus,” she pointed out. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants at the Local Government Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).
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Jamaicans Need To See Urgency In Getting Vaccinated – McKenzie

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...
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Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, November 21, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 102 90,807 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 65 51,651 Males 37 39,153 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 98 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 8 4,893 Hanover 2 2,936 KSA 23 22,440 Manchester 2 5,951 Portland 1 2,511 St. Ann 12...
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Executive Director the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses day-two of the third annual Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on Friday (November 19).
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Conference to Spawn Opportunities for Health and Wellness

The just concluded Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference is expected to provide opportunities for the advancement of health and wellness in the island, and to promote Jamaica as a dealing health destination, says Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace. “What we hope is that it will spawn so many opportunities… here in Jamaica for...
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