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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 638 33,366 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 357 18,728 Males 281 14,635 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 6 months to 96 years 1 day to 104 years ...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

COVAX To Start Distributing J&J Vaccines By July

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

More Regional Countries Receiving Vaccines Through COVAX

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan. (File Photo)

Web-Based Registration System For COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Launched March 22

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, making his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.

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Leader Of The Opposition Implores Jamaicans To Take Vaccines

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...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

CARPIN Calls For Use Of GHS For Classification And Labelling Of Cleaning Chemicals

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right); Head of the Logistics and Operations Committee, Private Sector Vaccination Initiative, Peter Melhado (left) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (second left), affix their signatures to documents formalising the partnership for support of the COVID-19 vaccination management system, during a virtual ceremony on March 16. Also sharing in the moment at right is Chairman of the Oversight Committee, Private Sector Vaccination Initiative, Christopher Zacca.

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Vaccination Management System To Become Operational By Early April

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...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, is given his coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by Public Health Nurse at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Stacy Rennalls, on Tuesday (March 16). Mr. Shaw was among current and former Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentarians, aged 60 and over, who were prioritised for inoculation under phase one of the Government’s vaccination programme. Tuesday’s exercise was administered at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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PHOTOS: Vaccines For Current And Former Cabinet Ministers And Parliamentarians

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), speaks with PAHO/WHO Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (left), at the Norman Manley Airport, on Monday (March 15), where he received COVID-19 vaccines that have been acquired through the COVAX Facility. Also at the airport (from third left) are Advisor, PAHO Health Emergencies, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse and UNICEF Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima.

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Health Minister Says Jamaica Still Doing Well In Fight Against COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says despite the rise in coronavirus (COVID-19)-related hospitalisations and deaths, Jamaica is still doing "fairly well" in the fight against the virus. Speaking at a press conference held at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (March 16) after the arrival of the first shipment of 14,400 doses of vaccines...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, points to the seal on one of the containers of vaccines, procuered through the COVAX facility, which arrived at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston on Monday (March 15).

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Jamaica Receives 14,400 Doses Of Vaccines Under COVAX

The Government of Jamaica has received a shipment of 14,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX Facility. Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to obtain vaccines procured through COVAX. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and World Health Organization (WHO)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi were on hand to witness...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Residents Urged To Keep Harmful Chemicals Out Of Children’s Reach

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring residents of the parish to keep harmful chemicals out of the reach of children in order to prevent accidental poisoning. “We are not comfortable with the number of accidental poisonings that we are seeing. Children are home and some of them are not getting adequate supervision. We had three...