Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that contending with misinformation while focusing on the problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has been posing a significant challenge to health authorities. In fact, Dr. Tufton, who was speaking virtually at the Ministry’s Health Promotion and Education Review on November 4, said the problem continues to intensify daily,...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 133 89,349 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 71 50,812 Males 62 38,534 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 days to 94 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 13 4,828 Hanover 3 2,891 Kingston & St. Andrew 32 22,087 Manchester...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 1.2 billion doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have, to date, been administered in member countries. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., says consequent on this, 46 per cent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had been fully vaccinated. He noted that at least 32 countries have...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries, including several Caribbean states, have been recording declines in  coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said that more than 745,000 new infections and just over 18,000 deaths were reported across North and Latin America and the Caribbean during the last week. “This is the eighth consecutive...

Today, the United States Government demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the Government and people of Jamaica, through the donation of the second tranche of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. This second of three shipments, consists of 204,750 vaccines, bringing the U.S. Government’s donation to date to 413,010.    Since the start of this global crisis, the U.S. Embassy has taken a strong mission-wide...

Staff at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) recently benefited from a sensitisation session on COVID-19 vaccines. Director, Human Resources and Administration, BGLC, Sandra Antonio, told JIS News that hosting the session was BGLC’s way of equipping its staff with accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccines, which in turn will help them “to make informed decisions to protect themselves,...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley, says that the protracted nature of the pandemic has caused a radical shift in the socio-economic profiles of Caribbean states. “This has put additional pressure on our social protection systems and I think it taught us quite a lot about the real importance of factoring in human behaviour,...