Tag: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Govt gets long-awaited opinion on mandatory vaccine
If Government decides to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in some scenarios, it is likely to survive a constitutional challenge, according to the legal...
Interpol warns about scammers
Lyon – The International Police (Interpol) has warned its 194 member countries, including those in the Caribbean, to be on the lookout for organised...
19 new virus cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has reported 19 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), comprising seven males and 12 females. Â The number of tests...
Abrahams: No policy yet on mandatory vaccination or testing for COVID-19
Government has not reached any policy in relation to mandatory vaccines or mandatory testing for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Acting Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams made this point...
Children, adolescents will be given priority access to Pfizer vaccine, says Jamaica minister
Kingston – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is to receive its first shipment of 200 000 doses of Pfizer...
US regulators approve COVID-19 booster jab for vulnerable groups
Washington – United States drug regulators have given approval for immunocompromised Americans to get an additional coronavirus (COVID-19) jab as a booster to help...