HealthCaribbean Weekend

Kingston – Jamaica received its first shipment of 50 000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines on Monday. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of India, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport where Prime Minister Andrew Holness accepted the shipment from India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Rungsung Masakui. The Ministry of Health and Wellness also expects some 14 400 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines by Thursday. Another 1.8 million doses are to be …

This Monday, the Dominican Republic exceeded more than 400 thousand people vaccinated against COVID-19 after the National Vaccination Plan began last February. This is recorded by the Ministry of Public Health, who detailed that 400,041 people in the health area and adults over 70 have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The newly appointed Minister of Public Health, Daniel Rivera, revealed last week that the initial goal was to vaccinate 40,000 people per day and exceeded 72,000. It is recalled that the vaccination day began on February 16. Since that date, there have been 818,000 doses, which correspond to two types of vaccines, those produced in India under license from AstraZeneca and those manufactured in China by the Sinopharm laboratory. Vaccination of people over 70 years of age is maintained in the […]

The Pan American Health Organization expects 28.7 million doses to arrive in the region, where 36 countries are participating in the COVAX initiative, with Colombia receiving the first shipment this week.

Vice President Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says Government hopes to have COVID-19 vaccines available for all Guyanese by the end of the year. Vice President Jagdeo made the announcement during a press …