Chief Medical Technologist at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, Marcia Hastings, has hailed medical laboratory professionals in the parish for the vital role they play in the public health sector. According to Ms. Hastings, medical laboratory professionals continue to labour behind the scenes performing critical scientific work for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In an interview with...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says it is important for persons who have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to also turn up for their second dose. She pointed out that persons can still become infected with the virus after receiving the first dose and should continue to protect themselves as they wait for...

     

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 83 44,337 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 37 24,808 Males 46 19,526 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 months to 93 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 8 2,435 Hanover 3 1,201 Kingston & St. Andrew 17 12,673 Manchester 1...

The Government of Canada, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, earlier today donated $11.3 million (CAD 100,000) to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in support of the Government of Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. Canada’s contribution will support the expansion of the COVID-19 wards by enabling the procurement of some 48 hospital beds. High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Emina...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, hold a symbolic cheque of Can$100,000, representing one element of the Government of Canada’s support to the Government of Jamaica’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation was made during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on April...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that of the more than 135,000 persons who received the first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, only a few made an Event Supposedly Attributable to Vaccination or Immunisation (ESAVI) report. ESAVI is one of the processes included in the surveillance conducted by countries through their epidemiology office. This surveillance includes an...