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Stephan Nembhard gets his vaccination.
Stephan Nembhard gets his vaccination.

Over 200 Jamalco Employees Vaccinated During Vaccination Blitz at the Company

Over 200 Jamalcoans turned out to receive the first dose of the AstraZenica vaccine at the company’s Refinery in Halse Hall Clarendon on Friday, August 13.  The vaccination day was organised by Jamalco in consultation with the Clarendon Health Department...
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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, August 15, 2021
Consultant Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health, Epidemiology and HIV/AIDS at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Figueroa, speaking during a Vaccine Town Hall Forum, hosted on Thursday (August 12) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Consultant Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health, Epidemiology and HIV/AIDS at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Figueroa, speaking during a Vaccine Town Hall Forum, hosted on Thursday (August 12) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

COVID-19 Vaccines Proven to Prevent Serious Illness – Figueroa
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on August 12.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on August 12.

An Appeal to Support The Vaccination Programme
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) and Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) pictured with (from left) Board Secretary, Good Neighbours Community Outreach Agency (GNCOA), Acinette Nelson; Senior Pastor New Testament Temple Church of God (NTTCOG) and Chairman, GNCOA, Rev. Paul Peart and Administrative Pastor, NTTCOG, Rev. Gladstone Johnson. The occasion was the official adoption ceremony of the Gordon Town Health Centre, held on Friday (August 13) at Jamaica House.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) and Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) pictured with (from left) Board Secretary, Good Neighbours Community Outreach Agency (GNCOA), Acinette Nelson; Senior Pastor New Testament Temple Church of God (NTTCOG) and Chairman, GNCOA, Rev. Paul Peart and Administrative Pastor, NTTCOG, Rev. Gladstone Johnson. The occasion was the official adoption ceremony of the Gordon Town Health Centre, held on Friday (August 13) at Jamaica House.

$4M Over Four Years for Gordon Town Health Centre

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) responds to a question posed during Thursday
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Private Sector to Incentivise Vaccination Drive

In a bid to encourage more Jamaicans to get vaccinated, the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation is seeking to provide incentives in collaboration with private sector companies. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton during Thursday’s (August 12) virtual COVID Conversations press conference. “I have been having some discussions with the team and...
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Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.
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Parents Urged to Facilitate Vaccination of Children

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, is urging parents to facilitate their children getting vaccinated, as the Government moves to protect children against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). “This vaccine will prevent them from becoming severely ill… we are confident that parents will agree and come along with their children to be...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), emphasises a point during the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on August 12. Listening (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; Chief Medical Officer, Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie; and Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis.
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More Mobile Vaccination Sites to be Established

The Ministry of Health & Wellness will be establishing more mobile vaccination sites as part of its community-based intervention aimed at significantly increasing the number of Jamaicans inoculated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the intervention forms part of efforts to deal with the third wave of the virus and mobilise as...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on August 12.
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Vaccination Blitz Continues This Weekend

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the vaccination blitz will continue this weekend in several parishes. “We are active across the country with our regular blitz operation this Saturday and Sunday and we urge persons to go out and get vaccinated. If you can’t get an appointment online or through the phone lines, go...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a vaccine town hall hosted on Thursday (August 12) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
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Easier Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaicans will have easier access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, over time, as the Government moves to take these into communities. Speaking during a digital vaccine town hall hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (August 12), Dr. Tufton said the Ministry is aware that there...
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