COVID-19 vaccination

Through an agreement signed November 8, 2022, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) became the recipient of financing to the tune of €149,976.00 from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) for the implementation of the…
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The Caribbean Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) wishes to alert Caribbean Ministers of Health and Chief Medical Officers that routine childhood vaccination coverage in Caribbean countries has fallen significantly during the…
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(United Nations News) The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance. The updated “living guidelines” on related therapeutics now include conditional…
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(St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service Press Release): A more easily transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus known as the Delta variant was confirmed in one of the samples that was sent abroad for genomic sequencing.…
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In the absence of a common protocol for cruise vessels within CARICOM, Antigua and Barbuda has instituted a system whereby all workers and officials who are likely to have contact with the disembarking passengers who come ashore are…
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