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...]
The World’s 7 Best Countries For Dental Tourism
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, dental tourism projections for 2020 were good. Most estimates expected the market to grow by 10-14%. The United States has been a big driver in this market with U.S. citizens spending more than US$5 billion on dental tourism in 2019. It’s likely that once the world re-opens dental tourism will continue to offer opportunities. Hotel and rental prices are likely to … [Read more...]
UK Variant of COVID-19 Now Spreading Among Jamaican Population
The more contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 is now spreading among the Jamaican population. This revelation was made by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, at a virtual press conference on Monday, March 8. Tufton said seven of the eight samples that were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago returned positive … [Read more...]
CIBC donates US$750,000 to help 10 [Caribbean]countries purchase COVID vaccines
Ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their COVID-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a US$500,000 donation from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean. The donation to national vaccination programmes is being made by the bank through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International ComTrust Foundation and will support the purchase of vaccines in Antigua, Bahamas, … [Read more...]
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