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In Search of a Vaccine, Some Tourists Find Luck in the Caribbean

Roughly 3 percent of vaccines in the U.S. Virgin Islands have gone to tourists, the governor said this week. “Nowhere else in the U.S. can you actually just walk in and get the vaccine,” he said. When Lydia Todman booked a trip to St. Croix with her husband earlier this month, she was hoping only for a relaxing getaway. But when she arrived, she learned she could also get the Covid-19 … [Read more...]

Health passports with Covid-19 test information successfully used

IATA’s travel pass was tested successfully by Singapore Airlines as JetBlue starts using CommonPass app, and Hong Kong airport successfully trialed its health passport. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveller using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials. “The successful … [Read more...]

Caribbean economies could become COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that many Caribbean countries risk becoming what it describes as COVID-19 “economic long-haulers."  “Much the same as some patients could suffer from lingering illnesses long after the coronavirus infection has passed, the pandemic’s economic fallout might be felt in the region long after the health emergency is controlled,” said the … [Read more...]

As COVID vaccines arrive, conspiracy theories run rampant in Latin America, Caribbean

World champion sprinter Yohan Blake had just raced across a track at a meet in Jamaica when he made his position clear: He would rather miss this summer’s Tokyo Olympics than get a coronavirus vaccine. “I am not taking it,” he told The Gleaner, a daily newspaper on the island. “I don’t really want to get into it now, but I have my reasons.” Blake’s reluctance to get a shot to protect … [Read more...]

Women in charge: Caribbean leaders in the department of Health

The importance of health care workers across the Caribbean region has become even more evident in the wake of COVID-19. From those working on the frontlines of the pandemic to those in the ministry strategizing solutions, their immense impact on the region is clear and well noted.   While the health sector in most Caribbean islands has been male-dominated, women in the industry are … [Read more...]

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