Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says vaccination is “especially important” in countering the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the strain “takes hold” in...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is advising the public to remain at home and monitor themselves if they develop mild flu-like symptoms. “If symptoms worsen or persist beyond...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to remind members of the public that if they develop mild flu-like symptoms they are to remain at home and monitor themselves, while...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says to date a total of 954 of 983 primary and high schools have been approved as COVID-19-compliant by the Ministry of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until January 27, 2022. Mr. Holness made the...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues measures to increase take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine among students, including staging blitzes at schools, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams....

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, said that Jamaica could reach the peak week of the fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by the end of January/early February. She...

With the resumption of face-to-face classes, the Westmoreland Health Department is appealing to school administrators and parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease...