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PHOTO: Second Shipment of U.S. Government Donated Pfizer Vaccines Arrive in Jamaica

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...

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Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton ( left), exchanges greetings with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (centre) in front of a new ambulance, which was handed over by the Japanese Ambassador during a brief ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston location on Monday (November 1). At right is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller. The ambulance, which will be dispatched to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, was procured through grant funding of US$84,158 under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots and Human Security Grant Programme. This donation by the Japanese Government serves to further boost Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response mechanism.

PHOTOS: Minister Of Health Receives Ambulance From Japan Ambassador For Mandeville Regional Hospital

Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Secretariat for the Americas, Raul Salazar (left), addresses the Regional Action Plan Technical Session at the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on November 2. Seated at right is the Deputy Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, UNDRR, Nahuel Arenas Garcia.

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COVID-19 Embraced In Planning And Execution Of Regional Platform

The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have been embraced in the planning and execution of the Seventh Regional Platform instead of being viewed as obstacles, says the Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Secretariat for the Americas, Raul Salazar. He told JIS News that discussions were held with the Government of Jamaica, hosts of...

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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, November 1, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 47 89,170 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 21 50,713 Males 26 38,453 Under Investigation 0 4 AGE RANGE 42 days to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 4,815 Hanover 5 2,887 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,042 Manchester 3 5,890 Portland 0 2,478 St....

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Some 500,000 Vaccines to Arrive this Week • 185,000 AstraZeneca expires and will be discarded

Jamaica’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines will increase by over half a million doses over the next few days. This comes as some 369,000 doses of AstraZeneca arrived in the island on Monday (November 1) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. These vaccines are a gift from the Government and People of Canada. Another 204,000 doses of Pfizer is...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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Authorised System Launched For Fully Vaccinated Persons To Purchase Football Match Tickets

An authorised system was launched today (November 1) to facilitate fully vaccinated persons going online to purchase tickets to attend the Jamaica World Cup qualifying game against the United States at the National Stadium, in Kingston, on November 16. The Government has given approval for 5,000 fully vaccinated spectators to attend the game. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,...

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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, October 31, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 109 89,123 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 58 50,693 Males 51 38,427 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 months to 83 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 4 4,814 Hanover 1 2,882 KSA 30 22,032 Manchester 3 5,887 Portland...

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors, (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a recently held JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.

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Reports Made About Non-Compliant Food Establishments Taken Seriously-JAPHI

President of the Jamaica Association for Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says that all reports made about non-compliant food establishments are taken seriously. “When a report is made on a food handling establishment, it is considered almost like an emergency, where it is investigated within 24 hours, that is what is required,” Ms. Brown informed. She said upon inspection,...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.

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Dr. Ennis Emphasises Importance of Learning from The COVID-19 Pandemic

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis is emphasizing the importance of learning from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the recent virtual staging of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) 75th Annual Educational Conference, Dr. Ennis said more advocates are needed to ensure that if another pandemic arises, it...