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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (September 9).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (September 9).

Ministry Suspends First Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine Until New Shipment Arrives

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the first-dose administration of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will be suspended after Friday (September 10). The suspension is to ensure that there is sufficient supply to administer the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a visit at the vaccination site located at Holy Family Infant and Primary School in Kingston on Wednesday (September 8). He is flanked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Member of Parliament, Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a visit at the vaccination site located at Holy Family Infant and Primary School in Kingston on Wednesday (September 8). He is flanked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Member of Parliament, Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.

Unvaccinated Experiencing Severe illnesses from COVID – 19 -PM
Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis.
Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis.

Vaccination Drive In St. Elizabeth Saturday
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

Investment Needed In Primary Healthcare
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

40,000 Students Have Received First Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine

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Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Positive Response To Private Sector Vaccine Initiative

More than 500 persons registered to receive the AstraZeneca or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Red Stripe and Partners Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVJ) vaccination drive on Wednesday (September 8). The vaccination drive was held at the Red Stripe brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston and targeted employees from companies along the Spanish Town Road industrial belt and their...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses journalists at a vaccination site located at Holy Family Primary and Infant School in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 8). With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccine ‘Ambassadors’ To Be Deployed In All Constituencies

In the push to get more Jamaicans vaccinated, the first set of 40 vaccine ‘ambassadors’ has been mobilised in St. Andrew North East, to encourage and facilitate the vaccination of members in their communities. Under the initiative, all Members of Parliament will recruit vaccine ambassadors to encourage constituents to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for pregnant women after their first trimester and mothers who are breastfeeding. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVID-19 vaccines are critical tools for safeguarding expectant and lactating mothers during the pandemic. “COVID-19 vaccines, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), are safe to administer during pregnancies. [Additionally]...
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