2021 Year in Review: ‘We underestimate this virus at our peril’
(United Nations News) Despite the almost miraculous development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020,…
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Community used collective wit, wisdom, strength to combat adversity in challenging…
End Of Year Statement By The Outgoing Chairman Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime…
WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists
(United Nations News) Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase…
Spread Joy, Not COVID This Festive Season
(Caribbean COVID-19 Task Force Press Release) With the holiday season upon us, Caribbean visitors and residents…
WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
(United Nations News) The World Health Organization (WHO) approved on Friday…
UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’
(United Nations News) Arguing that the world “cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way”, the UN …
CARICOM SG expresses concern about pace of vaccine uptake
Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett has bemoaned the pace of vaccine acceptance in…
COVID-19 cases tripled in the Americas in 2021, but millions now protected thanks…
(PAHO Press Release) – While COVID-19 infections tripled in 2021 and health systems struggled to cope, “we have…
No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: General Assembly President
(United Nations News) The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced a New Year resolution on vaccine…