BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 28, 2021 - A new electronic vaccination certificate, which was rolled out today after being approved by Cabinet, will replace the temporary one that was emailed to most fully vaccinated persons.
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MONTEGO BAY, JUNE 25, 2021 - Opposition spokesperson on tourism Senator Janice Allen has raised her voice in support of the speedy completion of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay which after five years has shown no sign of completion anytime soon.
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HAVANA, Cuba, June 22, 2021 - Cuba has announced the effectiveness of its Abdala coronavirus candidate vaccine which it says has shown an "efficacy" of more than 92% percent after three doses, while its other vaccine candidate Soberana 2, the other three-dose shot being developed in Cuba, is said to be 62% percent effective after the first two shots.
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Havana, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) With more than 100 innovation projects, the Cuban Group of Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries (BioCubaFarma) currently continues with the development of new medications, despite the United States blockade against the Caribbean nation.
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Kingston, Jamaica, January 19, 2021: The Opposition has noted the countless reports that the Vaccine Blitz scheduled today for second doses has been a fiasco, frustrating those who came out, and revealing a major shortage in vaccine supply.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 19, 2021 - Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing for continued adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety measures during the summer period.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 18, 2021 - More than 220,000 Jamaicans have received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Of this number, 51,908 persons are fully vaccinated while 168,758 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
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A new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease was last week given accelerated approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The drug is called aducanumab, commercially known as Aduhelm, and was developed by US biotechnology company Biogen.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 18, 2021 - Despite reports by Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (VG), linking the government of Guyana to an illegal COVID-19 vaccine racket involving intermediaries from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) obtaining the Sputnik vaccine and re-selling it at a premium, the country’s Health Ministry has denied any illegality.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 17, 2021 - Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has called for a suspension in the use of a batch of 200,000 doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccines recently purchased by the Guyana Government through a Middle Eastern third party.
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