The Ministry of Health and Wellness will monitor persons who have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines to determine whether there are any adverse reactions. On Monday (March 8), Jamaica received its first 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of India. The country started administering the vaccine on March 10, exactly one year after the first...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is inviting entrepreneurs to utilise its plant to produce hand sanitisers in order to meet the growing demand for the product in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Acting Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, told JIS News that the entity has developed a hand-sanitiser formulation, which can be utilised in the manufacturing process. She said...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that details about the process of registration for persons 60 years and older, to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, will be provided in short order. The inoculation of members of this demographic, which is estimated at 350,000 persons, will commence in April. He said that the plan “speaks to a...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, says the parish is on track to vaccinate all public- and private-sector healthcare workers by Wednesday (March 17). She said that most healthcare professionals will be vaccinated by the end of Friday. Dr. Dawkins-Beharie was speaking to JIS News following the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation...

Dental Assistant at the St. Jago Health Centre in St. Catherine, Annette Douglas (seated), is given her coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by public health nurse, Lavern Daley, on Thursday (March 11). The exercise formed part of the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, targeting the inoculation of healthcare workers and other persons being prioritised under phase one of the undertaking.

     

The 14,400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, which Jamaica has procured under the COVAX Facility, are now scheduled to arrive in the island on Monday, March 15. The shipment was initially expected to arrive on or before March 11. “So next Monday, we will get our first shipment from COVAX and our second overall, which will allow us to continue...