The risk of exposure to Covid-19 while travelling after all passengers test negative 72 hours in advance of a flight is less than 0.1 per cent, according to a study of data on Delta flights The peer-reviewed study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings showed a single Covid-19 molecular test performed within 72 hours of departure could decrease the rate of people actively infected onboard a … [Read more...]
How Consumers and Health Care Providers Can Judge the Quality of Digital Mental Health Tools
A burgeoning industry of apps and wearables must voluntarily put in place standards to ensure its products and services are based on solid evidence for their effectiveness. More than 10,000 apps in the Apple and Google Play stores claim to treat psychological difficulties, and the list doesn’t stop with downloads for your smartphone. Wearables, artificial intelligence software, augmented and … [Read more...]
Belize Government Imposes Vaccine Mandate for Public Buildings
The Belize government says effective October 1, only persons who are vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be allowed to enter public buildings. Health and Wellness Minister, Michel Chebat, said that public buildings include not only the government buildings, but also privately owned buildings. “It would include any building where the public has lawful access to, … [Read more...]
PAHO concerned about low vax rate in Caribbean & Latin America
THE Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that only a quarter of citizens in the Caribbean and Latin America are fully immunised, and that for many access to vaccines is still months away. “While every country in our region has begun administering COVID-19 vaccines, immunisations are following the fault lines of inequality that have long divided our region,” PAHO director Dr … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 1,402,178
Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of August 19: Cuba- 554,247 cases, 4319 deaths, 504,599 recovered Dominican Republic- 346,997 cases, 3989 deaths, 337,956 recoveries Puerto … [Read more...]
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