On November 24, 2021 the B.1.1.529 variant or Omicron was initially reported from South Africa to the World Health Organisation, (WHO). The epidemiological situation has been marked by three different peaks in reported cases, the most recent of which was the Delta...
The fifth variant of COVID-19, the Mu variant has been detected in Jamaica. The announcement was made on Thursday, September 9, during the Health Ministry’s COVID -19 media briefing. The variant was recently reported to be detected in St. Vincent, and has been...
As the Ministry of Health seeks to expand access to COVID-19 vaccinations across various demographics, the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI) has proven to be one of the more successful strategies for large-scale inoculations. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, in...
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was reported to have been granted FDA approval on Tuesday, August 24, how will this impact the vaccination drive for children and Jamaicans who have been hesitant to get vaccinated? What does the World Health Organisation, (WHO) has to say...
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