Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that approximately 3,500 Monkeypox vaccines will become available to Jamaicans later this month. The vaccines being short in supply will however be limited to persons who have been exposed to the virus.
By the end of the month, locals can expect a shipment of monkeypox vaccines to help contain the spread of the virus. On Tuesday Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told the parliament two new monkeypox cases have pushed the overall confirmed numbers to nine.
The Minister notes over 45 persons have had close contact with the infected persons. He says through a collaborative effort with the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, Jamaica will soon receive Monkeypox vaccines.
JCF officer, Constable Lakarie Barrett, was charged for a 2022 off-duty shooting in Accompong, St.…
A policeman and a businessman were charged with kidnapping, robbery with aggravation, breaches of the…
A 17-year-old boy is facing charges for the stabbing murder of 20-year-old Akeilia White and…
In this update, murder accused Jolyan Silvera appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Tuesday,…
Founder of Hear the Children’s Cry, Betty-Ann Blaine, has died. News of the passing of…
Uproar in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday as vendors aired their disapproval of the…