Two weeks after your second COVID-19 vaccine dose, the protective effects of vaccination will be at their highest. At this point, you’re fully vaccinated. If you still get COVID-19 after this point, you’ve suffered a “breakthrough” infection. Broadly speaking, breakthrough infections are similar to regular COVID-19 infections in unvaccinated people – but there are some differences. Here is what to look out for if you’ve had both jabs.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, October 26, 2021 - Principal Medical Officer of Health Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards says due to a spike in COVID-19 patients, the country basically has no more beds for any new patients in its intensive care units (ICUs).
KINGSTON, Jamaica. October 22, 2021. The Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, MP, is encouraging the government to immediately create and implement appropriate new strategies for an accelerated take up of the AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine, as existing stocks of 150,000 are set to expire in less than ten days.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, October 16, 2021 - As of the first of November, bars, restaurants, casinos and cinemas in Trinidad and Tobago will be allowed to operate at full capacity and offer full service to vaccinated persons ONLY.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 14, 2021 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana says as of October 1, 2021, it has instituted measures, requiring proof of vaccination for staff members and all persons seeking to enter its offices at Lilliendal and acrossd the region to do business.
United Nations, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a terrible toll on mental health and without determined action now, this impact may last for a long time, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed today.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 9 - One case of the deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in that country was declared over by the Ministry of Health.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 9, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says new vaccination policies are to be implemented after the Government completes its public education campaign.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 8, 2021 - The vaccination certification carried by Jamaican nationals entering the United Kingdom will now be recognized following discussions between the UK Foreign Office and Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.
