The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging persons to contact their health provider if side effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine persist beyond 72 hours. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, said that the expected side effects usually last for 24 to 48...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES   Confirmed Cases 233 43,473   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 134 24,332   Males 99 19,138   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 3 months to 99 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 7 2,400   Hanover 3 1,188  ...

Minister Orders Independent Panel for McGowan case review The UHWI has been directed to provide a more detailed review of the case involving Miss Jalisa McGowan and to implement corrective actions. This directive has come following reports submitted to the Ministry from the Andrews Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of the West Indies. The review of these reports has shown...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has hailed the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme and E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) as prime examples of innovation in customer service. Speaking at a Jamaica Customer Service Association Leadership Forum and Service Excellence Webinar on April 14, he highlighted how the health pandemic demanded...

The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) has been collaborating with the Government to promote vaccination efforts in Hanover and providing promotional material and logistical support for members of the public in the parish. Executive Director of the AFJ, Caron Chung, who is in Jamaica coordinating the voluntary organisation’s support of the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, says despite the pause with...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says rare reports of blood clots among persons with low platelets who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reviewed by regulatory agencies. She said that consequent on this development, “we expect additional recommendations soon”. She was speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (April 14), Dr. Etienne...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, has informed that the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is decreasing as the country records a fall in its positivity rate and the number of infections. “The number of admissions in relation to the COVID-19 designated beds, in the last three days, has gone below our capacity for the first time in a few weeks and we...