Cyberattackers are shifting their focus more toward smaller healthcare providers, seeing them as easy targets. Outpatient facilities, including family medicine and specialty clinics, were targeted almost as often as hospitals in the first half of 2021, while business associates like claims processors accounted for 43% of all healthcare breaches, according to a report by cybersecurity firm … [Read more...]
Vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers are going to different sets of Caribbean islands
Adina Eigen took her first trip to the British Virgin Islands in December 2020. Around that time, it had one of the world’s lowest Covid rates among islands that had reopened. The 42-year-old mother of four from Sands Point, New York, has since returned twice, checking infection rates — and vaccination statistics — before her trips. “The staff at Oil Nut Bay is entirely … [Read more...]
WHO says Covid misinformation is a major factor driving pandemic around the world
A top World Health Organization official said Tuesday that misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases around the world. “In the last four weeks or so, the amount of misinformation that is out there seems to be getting worse, and I think that’s really confusing for the general public,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical … [Read more...]
Haiti Earthquake Caused Over US$1 Billion in Damage
Haiti would need an estimated US$1.2 billion to deal with the initial damage caused by the August 14 earthquake, according to an initial impact assessment report discussed Monday during a technical steering committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Senior government ministers, as well as officials from the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank, were present at … [Read more...]
74% Vaccination Acceptance across 6 Caribbean Countries
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) reported today that 74% of residents in six Caribbean countries are willing to take the Covid19 vaccines to protect themselves against the virus. The information came out of a survey done between 17th February to 18th June 2021. The countries involved in the report are Barbados, Curacao, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and … [Read more...]
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