Countries, including Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member states, should start receiving doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine under the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, by July. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVAX has secured more than 100 million doses of the vaccine for 2021 and up to 500 million through 2022. She was speaking...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the delivery of vaccines to the region through the Global Access (COVAX) Facility is increasing. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (March 17), Dr. Etienne said that nearly 400,000 vaccines, procured through COVAX, have been delivered to countries through the regional body’s Revolving Fund Facility since last week....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 821 32,728 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 477 18,371 Males 344 14,354 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day  to 95 years 1 day to 104 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 41 1,845 Hanover 16 946 KSA 226 9,247 Manchester 48 2,057 Portland 39 988...

On Monday, March 22, the Government will launch its web-based system for the registration and scheduling of appointments for persons who wish to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. This announcement was made by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during the sitting of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Matters, which was held on...

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, is imploring all Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. “There is a lot of misinformation being spread around, a lot of fear and anxiety. But, this COVID is a deadly disease and our people are dying daily from it, so please listen to the information from the Ministry of Health...

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is calling for the use of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals used for cleaning in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Poison Information Coordinator at CARPIN, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, indicated that the discussion has been ongoing in the country for the past 10 years, without there being consensus...

The Government is partnering with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the deployment of vaccination management system software with a registration and scheduling module that will make the process of registration seamless. The digital health platform, which is slated to become operational in early April, will be accessed through the websites of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the...