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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.

Gov’t Engages Private Sector In Vaccine Delivery

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is seeking to engage private interests in the delivery of vaccines as it looks to ramp up the number of Jamaicans, who are inoculated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in the House of Representatives...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.

Funerals Allowed With 20 Persons
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.

Vaccines Prevent Illness, Not Cure Diseases – Dr. Ennis
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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 15.

PM Announces New COVID-19 Measures

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Coronavirus

Reduction In COVID-19 Positivity And Reproductive Rates

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Coronavirus (COVID-19) positivity and reproductive rates are showing very good reduction signs. Addressing a virtual media update on the COVID-19 and vaccination implementation programme on September 14, the Minister said with the downward trend, this is an indication that the control measures are working and delivering their targeted...
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Coronavirus

Clinical Management Summary For Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 510 77,497 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 293 44,059 Males 216 33,434 Under Investigation 1 4 AGE RANGE 2 days to 103 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 4,034 Hanover 27 2,556 KSA 88 19,306 Manchester 4 5,339 Portland 0 2,104 St. Ann...
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The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Coronavirus

Administration Of Pfizer Vaccine Suspended Until New Shipment Arrives

Effective Wednesday (September 15), administration of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will be suspended until a second shipment arrives from the United States (US) within the next two to three weeks. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure during a press conference on Tuesday (September 14), said that administration of the more than...
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Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris. (Serena Grant Photo)
Health & Wellness

WRHA Strengthens Vector Control Programme

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it has strengthened the capacity of its vector control programme to effectively prevent and control any future outbreaks of vector-borne diseases. In an interview with JIS News, Regional Vector Control Officer for the WRHA, Ryan Morris, informed that the health region resumed its enhanced vector control programme at the end of July, with...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), provides an update on the Government’s coronavirus) COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation Programme, during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (September 10). The press conference was attended by executives of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade unions (JCTU), who endorsed the initiative. They are (from second left) President, and Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) General Secretary, Helene Davis Whyte; Vice President, and Union of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (UTASP) General Secretary, St. Patrice Ennis; and Assistant General Secretary, and University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) Vice President, Clifton Grant.
Coronavirus

More Vaccines Expected This Week

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that more coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are expected in the island this week. “We will see vaccines coming in every few weeks or, at least, every month going into the New Year,” he said, noting that the shipments will add to the approximately 1.1 million doses of vaccines received to...
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St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)
Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Aedes Index At 10 Per Cent For August

Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s Aedes aegypti index was at 10 per cent for the month of August. “We were able to visit over 7,000 homes for the period, where we recognised that 711 [premises] were positive, which basically gave us that 10 per cent,” he said, while addressing the monthly meeting of...
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