Director of Family Health Services at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, is assuring the public that the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine does not impair or impede the body’s immune system to fight other illnesses. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Dr. Ennis explained that the vaccine operates to generate antibodies that are specific to a particular...

Medical Officer of Health, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, says there was a high take-up of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the vaccination blitz in Westmoreland on Sunday (April 11). Dr. Johnson-Campbell, who managed the mass vaccination site at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar, told JIS News that the parish exceeded the 1,000 target...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government will be redoubling its efforts to push back against anti-vaccination crusaders, who continue to affect the rollout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme. He said the anti-vaccination movement has become well resourced and has utilised alternative media to push the narrative “that somehow vaccination is bad for you”....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 263 42,763 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 137 23,945 Males 126 18,815 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 32 days to 94 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 6 2,357 Hanover 4 1,178 Kingston & St. Andrew 79 12,226 Manchester 14...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness has announced that 10 vaccination blitz sites will operate until 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, April 12 and 13, 2021, as it aims to get as many Jamaicans inoculated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the meantime, government workers have been added to the cohort of persons, who can receive...

The islandwide vaccination blitz will continue until Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The national arena in Kingston will remain open on Monday and Tuesday to vaccinate members of the public. The Ministry of Health & Wellness will continue to vaccinate persons 40 years and older, who suffer from one or more comorbid conditions; persons 50 years and older; and members of...

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...