HAMILTON, Bermuda – Premier David Burt was booed by protesters over the government’s stringent coronavirus (COVID-19) travel regulations, but he later announced that six people in Bermuda have been infected with the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant that had its roots in India.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government is urging people “to come forward and present themselves to be vaccinated” as the island confirmed a cluster of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at a business enterprise.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has reiterated its call for teachers to get vaccinated as it gears to re-launch its national campaign aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Haiti is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country expected to benefit directly from 14 million doses of vaccine for the coronavirus (COVUD-19) pandemic for Latin America and the Caribbean, as the United States Monday announced new plans for sharing the shots globally.

Many Americans have questions about Covid-19 vaccines – and rightfully so. There’s lots of information out there, and researchers are learning new details about the virus daily.

A gene mutation that could put you at higher risk for cancer is just as likely to come from your father as your mother. Unfortunately, only 4 percent of those undergoing hereditary cancer gene testing are male, leaving a huge gap in the knowledge that could help you avoid cancer altogether or inform treatment decisions, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Oncology.

HAVANA, Cuba – The head of the Centre for State Control of Medicines , Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), says a clinical trial on a COVID-19 vaccination for children is currently underway and is progressing satisfactorily. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is poised to benefit from the United States donation of an initial 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been earmarked for deployment globally.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A senior medical official Monday warned that the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases could result in an increase in the cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in the coming days.

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Everyday Health Group, a division of J2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), announces the appointment of Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH as VP, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Editor for EverydayHealth.com, its flagship consumer health and wellness platform. Dr. Cassoobhoy, a physician and health communications specialist with expertise in the digital health media industry and a background in public health, will direct Everyday Health’s content and product development in tandem with fostering deeper and more strategic relationships with the leading medical and wellness experts of today and the future.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is expected to receive a shipment of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in two months, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said on Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh Wednesday “apologized” to the Trinidad and Tobago population as thousands of people cramped health clinics across the island seeking to get vaccinated under an open vaccination program.