Tourism stakeholders are appealing for strong take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine among workers and operators in the resilient corridors. Chairman of the Tourism Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, told JIS News that the move will propel Jamaica to “the front of the line” as a nation “that is taking the vaccination exercise very seriously.” “We are calling on all...

More than 1000 persons received the first of two doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on Saturday (April 10) at a vaccination blitz held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. The site is among 44 set up across the island as part of a mass vaccination exercise. Those qualified to be inoculated on the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that vaccinating Jamaica’s front line tourism workers will serve as a major marketing position for the country and provide “a shot in the arm” for the quick recovery of the industry. “Vaccination is one of the secure ways of holding out the chance of fighting this pandemic and while it is true that the...

Three new categories of persons have been added to the group of Jamaicans, who can be vaccinated commencing Sunday, April 11, 2021. The Ministry of Health & Wellness will now vaccinate persons who are 40 years and older and who suffer from one or more comorbid conditions; persons 50 years and older; and members of the public who are employed...

Booking a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment online through the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ website is easy and convenient, with the process taking about five minutes. As at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday (April 8), the Ministry began scheduling appointments for persons 60 years and older. Also able to register to receive the vaccine are staff members of the Department of...

The Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination blitz is set to roll out in Hanover at three locations in the capital, Lucea, on Saturday, April 10, starting 9:00 a.m. Chief Public Health Inspector, Patricia Hall Patterson, told the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on April 8 that the exercise forms part of government’s effort to inoculate the most vulnerable persons...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) field hospital, which was previously set up at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew, has been redeployed to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. This field hospital was donated by the United Sates (US) Government through the US Embassy in Jamaica. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, toured the relocated facility...