KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nurses stayed away from work at several hospitals across Jamaica on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a virtual meeting between Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton and the executive of the Nurses Association (NAJ) is reported to have ended in a stalemate.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Consultant epidemiologist, Professor Peter Figueroa, says all World Health Organization (WHO) authorized coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, have, largely, proven to be safe and effective in preventing persons contracting the disease from becoming seriously ill or dying.

The Lionel Town Hospital (LTH) in Clarendon is now able to offer advanced paediatric services to its patients, following the donation of equipment valued at $2 million.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana, worried at a rapid increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past few days, are urging citizens to get the second dose of the available vaccines so as to complete the process and protect themselves and families against the Delta variant.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is to receive its first shipment of 200,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday, with children and adolescents to be given priority access.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago registered its first mother to child transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as health authorities also confirmed that a woman had died soon after giving birth from the virus.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government on Sunday made an adjustment to the new COVID-19 protocols to enable places of worship to accommodate 20 people for services .

 Miami, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is offering appointments for the Pfizer[1]BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson’s Jannsen COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is available to individuals 12 years of age and older while the Johnson & Johnson’s Jannsen vaccine is available to individuals 18 years of age and older. The vaccines will be offered by appointment at the following locations:

Aetna and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) will enter the individual insurance exchange marketplace in Florida (specifically in select counties in the South Florida and Southwest Florida markets) with their first Aetna CVS Health hybrid-branded insurance product, providing access to health care for more Floridians. Aetna and CVS Health bring together quality along with convenience and expanded services to meet consumer health needs, simply and affordably.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Wednesday confirmed 22 cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and promised to keep the population updated on the situation.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With less than a tenth of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged residents to come forward to get the jab as the government seeks to reach its goal of vaccinating 700,000 persons by the end of next month and 65 per cent of the population by 2022.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, has appealed for continued adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety measures particularly during the Independence holiday period.