Support system in place for Infectious Diseases Hospital
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, says the COVID-19 Task Force has deliberated on possible measures to be put in place, to support the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, in the event of escalating [...]
Adolescents’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign going well – Min. Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, says the Government has been receiving positive responses from parents and adolescents, since the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children 12 to 17 years old. Dr. [...]
Adolescent COVID-19 vaccination drive taken to Diamond Secondary
The Ministry of Health continued its vaccination drive for children 12 to 17 years at the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Tuesday where scores were inoculated with the US Food and Drug [...]
Health Ministry monitoring COVID-19 hotspots countrywide
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says several communities across the country are being monitored as COVID-19 hotspots. During Monday’s COVID-19 update, the health minister noted that over the last 24 hours, 80 persons tested [...]
Mobile health teams to aid COVID-19 adolescent vaccination drive
The Ministry of Health will begin using mobile teams to continue the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination of children 12 to 17 years. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said, on Monday that the teams will complement the already [...]
Scores of adolescents receive Pfizer vaccine at Movie Towne drive through
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education on Sunday hosted a COVID-19 vaccination drive through for children 12 to 17 years old, at Movie Towne. The drive through saw hundreds of [...]
Region one’s health services to improve tremendously
-batch of 52 new CHWs graduate from 14-week programme Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has encouraged Community Health Workers (CHWs), who graduated on Saturday, to continue advancing themselves in the area of health with [...]
Pfizer Vaccination Drive at MovieTowne parking lot on Sunday
To make the Pfizer BioNTech vaccines more accessible, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccination drive for adolescents on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The vaccination [...]
213 adolescents receive Pfizer jab so far – Min. Anthony
– special vaccination drive set for Sunday Some 213 adolescents have already received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approved Pfizer vaccine, which began rolling out on Thursday at the St. Stanislaus College. Minister [...]
Unvaccinated health care workers to be marked absent – Min. Anthony
Unvaccinated health care workers who fail to produce negative PCR tests and stay away from work will be marked ‘absent.’ Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, said health care workers should seriously consider their [...]
Vaccinated persons encouraging others to take the COVID-19 jab
Individuals immunised against the deadly COVID-19 are encouraging others to take their jabs at any of the 100 vaccination sites across the country, as we work together to achieve herd immunity. DPI recently visited the [...]
‘No time for vaccine hesitancy’ −Min. Anthony tells parents
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is urging parents to protect their children and safeguard their future by ensuring they are vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony made the appeal during the launch of Government’s COVID-19 [...]