Dr Christopher Tufton, a Minister of Health and Wellness, urged that Jamaicans need to be more cautious against the COVID-19 pandemic, as the fourth...
Jamaican Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, implored citizens to receive their vaccination dose. As the fourth wave of the COVID-19 has struck, due to which a new variant of COVID-10 Omicron has emerged. Likewise, the number of cases has been soaring regularly.
 Jamaica expects 1.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines up to September, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, during a virtual press conference on Monday, 26th July 2021.
Dr Diahann Dale, a medical officer from health for Trelawny, speaking at a special COVID-19 briefing hosted by Minister of Health also Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton, revealed that as of December 16, 2020, the parish had recorded more than 300 cases of the infectious disease.
Jamaica has welcomed its first shipment of Pfizer vaccines from the Republic of France. The vaccines which were procured under the COVAX facility will arrive in two tranches, which totals to 650,000 doses.
The Jamaican public hospitals will only provide emergency health care services to the patients from January 19, Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Wellness disclosed this on Tuesday morning.
As the fourth wave is about to make its dominance over Jamaica, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has ensured the proper medical oxygen availability to support further a soaring capacity of up to 1,200 patients in COVID-19 beds.
Dr Christopher said having a structured guide to decision-making and instituting partnerships helped Jamaica manage the risks associated with the COVID-19.