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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But for some, it’s not a free pass to break dietary restrictions. This is Healthline, stay with us.

Over the last few weeks, the Health and Wellness Minister has been making the rounds across the island championing the motto: good things are happening in public health, despite the challenges of COVID-19. We’re giving you some highlights on this week’s Healthline.

Jamaica adds Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal. How effective is this brand? And what’s the aim of including it in local supplies? We’re giving the answers to those questions on this week’s Healthline.

Jamaica was recently flagged as one of two Caribbean states, having unregulated antigen test kits. How did the kits enter the island? We clarify on this week’s healthline.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets greenlight for children as young as five in the United States (US) but it’s still being prioritized for those 12-17 in Jamaica. We’ve got the updates on this week’s Healthline.

On this week’s Healthline, COVID-19 positives championing vaccination. Click to hear the stories.

Online learning is becoming a pervasive concept across the world due to the ongoing pandemic, even as some countries continue to struggle with lack of equipment and scant internet access. But while that challenge is being addressed, others are cropping up, particularly with the extended use of devices during this period. That’s our discussion on this week’s healthline, stay tuned.

Jamaica calls for PAHO/WHO intervention to ensure global vaccine acceptance and gets elected to PAHO Executive Committee. On this week’s Healthline, we’re sharing highlights from the recent PAHO Directing Council Meeting lead by Jamaica.

Mu variant confirmed in Jamaica but Delta still rampant. We’re looking at both variants on this week’s Healthline.

What are the factors impacting Jamaica’s population size? How are citizens planning for children? These are just some of the questions that will be answered from data now being collected for the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey. It’s a long overdue update as the last survey was conducted in 2008. We discuss the details in this week’s Healthline.

There are now six links to survival in relation to CPR and the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is on a drive to increase awareness and create cardiac arrest ready communities. That’s our discussion for this week’s healthline as the curtains come down on another CPR week.

Children and teens are now being prioritized for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following the recent arrival of doses of that brand into the island. We give you some COVID-19 vaccine updates on this week’s Healthline