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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 463 64,294 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 286 36,329 Males 177 27,962 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 9 days to 97 years 1 day to 108 years        ...
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COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Over 21,000 Jamaicans vaccinated in One Day
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), receive the 115,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, acquired through the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima. The presentation was made at the National Health Fund in Kingston, on Monday (August 23). The vaccines were dispatched through UNICEF.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), receive the 115,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, acquired through the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima. The presentation was made at the National Health Fund in Kingston, on Monday (August 23). The vaccines were dispatched through UNICEF.

Jamaica Receives 115,200 Doses Of Johnson And Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a press conference providing an update on the National Vaccination Implementation Plan. The press conference was held on August 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Also pictured are President of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Reverend Dr. Peter Garth (left), and President of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Everette Brown.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a press conference providing an update on the National Vaccination Implementation Plan. The press conference was held on August 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Also pictured are President of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Reverend Dr. Peter Garth (left), and President of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Everette Brown.

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