The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be prioritising persons 50 years and over for the second dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID) vaccine as the blitz events resume this Saturday (June 19). The vaccination blitz activities will be held at 22 sites across nine parishes and will continue at some locations until Tuesday, June 22. The parishes include St....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 61 49,564 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 30 27,710 Males 31 21,851 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 80 years 1 day to 108 years     PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 7 2,696 Hanover 6 1,337 Kingston & St. Andrew 17 13,731 Manchester 1 2,974 Portland 0 1,585...

The Seaforth Health Centre in St. Thomas has been officially adopted by the Seprod Foundation and Canco Ltd., under the Ministry of Health and Wellness Adopt-a-Clinic Programme. Speaking at the ceremony, which was held on June 17 at the facility, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, thanked both entities for their combined commitment to the facility...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, has called on more persons in the diaspora to unite with Jamaica in rebuilding sectors affected by the pandemic. “Let us, Jamaica and the diaspora, especially now when COVID-19 has altered our way of living, build back stronger together for a sustainable future where every Jamaican, at home or abroad,...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 74 49,503 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 36 27,680 Males 38 21,820 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 7 years to 95 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 2 2,689 Hanover 8 1,331 Kingston & St. Andrew 21 13,714 Manchester 1 2,973 Portland 0 1,585 St....

Jamaica is poised to benefit from the United States (US) donation of an initial 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been earmarked for deployment globally, to assist in easing challenges with access being experienced by a number of countries. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who said...

The pledge to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations has sparked renewed confidence and hope at the prospect of overcoming the supply challenges being experienced by many territories, says Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (June...