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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.

Health Ministry Keeps Close Watch On New Variant Of COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is keeping close tabs on the new Mu variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has now emerged in the Caribbean. This latest strain of  COVID-19 was reported...
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.
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.

Vaccine ‘Ambassadors’ To Be Deployed In All Constituencies
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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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).
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).

PHOTOS: Positive Response To Private Sector Vaccine Initiative
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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PAHO Urges Persons Not To Fall Prey To COVID-19 Misinformation

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is encouraging residents of member countries to verify information they receive about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and vaccines and not fall prey to misinformation. Speaking during PAHO’s recent COVID-19 digital briefing, Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., noted that there are persons who are trying to doubt the pandemic’s existence and the efficacy and...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO Reviewing Proposals For Regional Platform Initiative

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reviewing approximately 32 proposals from private and public-sector firms indicating their willingness to participate in the entity’s latest initiative, designed to bolster regional pharmaceutical production capacity. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the outcome of these reviews is expected to be announced by September 30. Speaking during PAHO’s recent COVID-19 digital briefing,...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. Photo: Serena Grant
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Unvaccinated At Greater Risk From COVID-19

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the parish is mostly affecting the unvaccinated population. Speaking at a weekly Health Talk Webinar on Sunday (September 5) hosted by President of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce, Moses Chybar, Dr. Graham said the Delta variant is contributing to the rapid spike...
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COVID-19 Update for Monday, September 6, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 837 72,824 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 479 41,293 Males 358 31,528 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 25 days to 99 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 45 3,722 Hanover 42 2,428 Kingston & St. Andrew 126 18,419 Manchester...
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Unit Head, Special Projects Unit, Surveys Division, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Philone Mantock, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office. Photo: Rudranath Fraser
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COVID-19 Protocols Being Observed During Reproductive Health Survey

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is advising that all COVID-19 protocols are being observed during the collection of data for the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey. Data collection began in August and will end in December. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, Head of the Special Projects Unit, Surveys...
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Head, Special Projects Unit, Surveys Division, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Philone Mantock (left), makes a point at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, in Kingston. Listening is Principal Director, National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Lovette Byfield.
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Reproductive Health Survey Information Confidential – STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reassuring the public that information collected during the Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) is strictly confidential. “Interviewers have to sign a Secrets Act as well as a Form of Oath that they maintain the confidentiality. Anything that is disclosed to them, they have to keep it private,” said Head of the Special Projects Unit,...
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