GENEVA, Switzerland –The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said Monday that a significant number of children in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are feed a minimal diverse diet noting that there has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children over the last ten years.
Although 54 percent of the US population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent, now with a newer group—parents of children ages 12 and under. Family doctors and pediatricians are now being called to the front lines to create trust among these parents of children who can now be vaccinated.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Monday said that it needed further clarification from the United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) so as to administer Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved vaccines to persons who have been fully immunized using a vaccine not yet approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President of the Pan American Health Organization’s 59th Directing Council, Jamaica's Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton, has lamented the devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Health Minister Kim Wilson has put the blame for skyrocketing coronavirus (COVID-19) cases largely on the shoulders of the unvaccinated after Bermuda recorded another coronavirus death, along with 155 new cases.
BELMOPAN, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño says Belize has found itself in a third wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic despite the best efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Health Minister Kim Wilson has said Bermuda is at a critical stage in its fight to curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as the island recorded the 38th death and the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital moving to its highest alert level.
The second wave of COVID-19 has been filled uncertainty and unpredictability of the virus itself. However, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to avoid preventable downfalls. The two-dose mRNA vaccines have been confirmed to be highly effective at preventing infection, illness, and hospitalization, even from the now prevalent Delta variant according to vaccine health officials pointing to emerging research.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton says COVID-19 positivity and reproductive rates are showing very good reduction signs.
A 40-bed mobile field hospital, donated by the United Sates (US) Government through the US Embassy in Jamaica, valued at J $132 million was officially opened at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have expressed “deep concern” at the significant increase in the number of deaths and positive cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in recent months in the region.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the Mu strain of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will be manageable once the established public health protocols are followed.
Miami-Dade, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) officials emphasize the importance of Florida’s residents and visitors protecting themselves against mosquito-borne diseases, such as West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, Malaria and Dengue. The public should remain diligent in preventative measures like “Drain and Cover.”
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