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...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 562,127
Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, March 15: Dominican Republic- 246,045 cases, 3222 deaths, 202,062 recoveries Puerto Rico- 94,790 cases, 2080 deaths Cuba- 61,472 cases, 370 deaths, 56,755 recovered Jamaica- 30,499 cases, 485 deaths, 15,139 recovered French Guiana- 16,764 cases, 87 deaths, 9995 recovered Haiti- 12,664 cases, 250 deaths, 10,177 recovered Belize- … [Read more...]
PAHO welcomes expansion of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne, on Wednesday welcomed the expansion of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Etienne also said that PAHO is working closely with member countries to “accelerate access” throughout the region. During her weekly media briefing, she disclosed that the Bahamas has … [Read more...]
Vaccine side effect may result in misleading mammography results
A side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine is raising concerns about the accuracy of mammography results and questions about whether recently vaccinated patients should delay or move forward with scheduled screenings. A new study out of Massachusetts General Hospital reports that the shot can cause lymph nodes to swell similarly to how they would when breast cancer spreads to them. Some physicians … [Read more...]
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