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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.
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.

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 (second right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) look on as Captain Hugh Helps (3rd right) points out the features of the ‘Jamaica III’ control panel during the commissioning and christening ceremony for the vessel at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) look on as Captain Hugh Helps (3rd right) points out the features of the ‘Jamaica III’ control panel during the commissioning and christening ceremony for the vessel at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.

Protocols Being Developed for Resumption of Cruise Operations
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton addressing the virtual Covid Conversations press conference on August 12.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton addressing the virtual Covid Conversations press conference on August 12.

Minister Tufton says Passing of Nurse is Regrettable
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.
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.

Children to Get the Pfizer Vaccine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights a point while addressing a virtual vaccination town hall on Thursday (August 12). Dubbed ‘Stay Safe, Vaccinate’, the vaccination town hall represents the start of the Government’s enhanced interaction with citizens to encourage them to voluntarily take the vaccine.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights a point while addressing a virtual vaccination town hall on Thursday (August 12). Dubbed ‘Stay Safe, Vaccinate’, the vaccination town hall represents the start of the Government’s enhanced interaction with citizens to encourage them to voluntarily take the vaccine.

Low Risk Of Adverse Reaction To COVID-19 Vaccine – PM

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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.
Coronavirus

Gov’t To Make Announcement About Other COVID-19 Vaccine Brands

The Government is expected to make an announcement, shortly, regarding additional brands of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines being sourced for Jamaica. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that details of the undertaking are expected to be outlined “in the next day or two”. These could include the Pfizer and Moderna brands, which have sparked public interest....
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Coronavirus

PAHO Answering the Call for More Vaccine Doses

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has embarked on a new initiative to bolster the provision of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to member countries. The undertaking, being piloted through PAHO’s Revolving Fund Facility, aims to augment supplies being provided through existing arrangements where these are deemed inadequate. These include: the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Captain of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel, Hugh Helps, highlights some of the features of the vessel’s engine room during the commissioning and christening ceremony held at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.
Coronavirus

PM Appeals For More Jamaicans To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

With the increased supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in the island, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again appealing for more Jamaicans to get inoculated. “We are not quite at 10 per cent of the population fully vaccinated but we are heading there.  We have enough vaccines now and enough vaccines scheduled to come; please go out and...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Coronavirus

Latin America And Caribbean Countries Receive 40.5 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Date – PAHO

Approximately 40.5 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have so far been donated to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that approximately 79 per cent of these are direct bilateral donations, with the remaining 21 per cent being channelled through the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccines...
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccines Effective Against COVID-19 Variants – CMO

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have proven to be effective against variants of the virus and is appealing for persons to take the jab to protect themselves, their loved ones, and others. She told JIS News that while it is possible for vaccinated persons to contract the virus, the vaccine is “very effective...
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Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.
Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Donation of Appliances

Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without...
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