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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

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...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. Photo: Serena Grant

Unvaccinated At Greater Risk From COVID-19

COVID-19 Update for Monday, September 6, 2021

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

COVID-19 Protocols Being Observed During Reproductive Health Survey

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.

Reproductive Health Survey Information Confidential – STATIN

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, are in conversation at the Tourism Vaccination Task Force’s COVID-19 vaccination blitz held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday, September 3.

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Vaccination Of Tourism Workers Essential In Safeguarding Industry

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, says that the vaccination of tourism workers is essential in safeguarding the industry. "That is why we are driving this process as hard as we can to make sure that we help the people and we keep them healthy because if we don’t have them, we don’t have a...

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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, September 5, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 643 71,987 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 396 40,814 Males 247 31,170 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 months to 105 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 65 3,677 Hanover 25 2,386 Kingston & St. Andrew 97 18,293 Manchester...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (standing) expresses sincere appreciation to scores of tourism workers during their observation period after taking the vaccine of their choice at the Moon Palace blitz site on Friday, September 3, 2021. He thanked them for playing their part in safeguarding the tourism sector, by taking the lifesaving vaccine.

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Over 2,000 Tourism Workers Vaccinated in First Three Days of Vaccination Drive

Well over 2,000 tourism workers have been vaccinated using one of three vaccines made available to them at a number of strategic blitz sites organized by the new Tourism Vaccination Task Force, in its first three days of major activities. The Task Force, which was established to facilitate the vaccination of all tourism workers island-wide, has organized a series of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), greeting tourism entrepreneur, Joelle Miller, who is waiting to be vaccinated at the Tourism Vaccination Task Force’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz, held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday, September 3. The Minister toured the facilities on the day. Photo: Okoye Henry

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Vaccination Blitz for Tourism Workers

More than 500 tourism workers on Friday (September 3) participated in the Tourism Vaccination Task Force’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The initiative is the brainchild of the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) that are looking to expedite...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engages with residents who turned out at the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Tivoli Gardens High School in the constituency, on Thursday (September 2).

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PHOTO: Minister McKenzie Visits COVID-19 Vaccination Site In West Kingston

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engages with residents who turned out at the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Tivoli Gardens High School in the constituency, on Thursday (September 2).

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), talks with citizens awaiting vaccination at the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday ( September 2). He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.

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Health Minister Encouraged By Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says he is encouraged by the increasing number of persons taking the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Dr. Tufton said this demonstrated that the message of the vaccine’s effectiveness against the virus, particularly in reducing the possibility of severe illness, “is getting to [the people]”. He was speaking with JIS News during...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses persons waiting to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday (September 2). The occasion was a sensitisation tour of communities and visits to vaccination sites in the parish by Ministry officials.

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Construction Of Field Hospital In Westmoreland To Begin Shortly

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says work will commence shortly on the construction of a field hospital at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. He indicated that the contractors have commenced excavation work, adding that “in the next couple of days, [they] will [be] putting in the base material and then, from there, they...