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Parents reluctant to get children vaccinated since COVID-19 era- Nurse Jean-Louis
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The rate of immunisation of children has been on the decline since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, according to nurse at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA) Madalina Jean-Louis
Reports of swine flu (H1N1) outbreak in VI are false- BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has said reports circulating on social media about a swine flu outbreak in the territory are completely inaccurate.
'Self-isolate if you have COVID-19'- Dr Ronald E. Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges is advising persons to self-isolate if they have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease.
Governor’s Office staff get COVID-19 boosters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although COVID-19 isn’t getting the attention it used to and it is unclear what is the number of active cases in the territory, some persons are not yet dropping their guard.
USVI says not enough people taking Monkeypox Vaccine
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix- While many countries around the world remain in a sluggish queue to obtain monkeypox vaccines, health authorities in the US Virgin Islands are concerned that not many people are volunteering to take the vaccine, even as cases in the United States continue to climb.
Pfizer pediatric doses available to school groups of 10 plus students
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands has begun its roll-out of some 500 pediatric doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to young children in the territory.
Local radio rife with ‘vile’ COVID misinformation– Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local radio in the Virgin Islands have come under fire for spreading COVID-19 misinformation regarding the seriousness of the virus and the situation in the Virgin Islands.
2 new deaths from COVID-19 in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) have lost their lives due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total deaths due to the virus in the territory to 42.
‘If you haven’t had COVID, you have an appointment’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Referencing the current surge in COVID-19 cases as a result of the Omicron Variant in the Virgin Islands (VI), Honestly Speaking radio show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline says infections may be inevitable for persons who have not yet been infected.
Health authorities pushing booster shots to combat COVID-19 spike
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With 601 active COVID-19 cases as of January 3, 2022, and a newly recorded death, local health authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI) continue to advocate for the COVID-19 vaccines as the ultimate tool to combat the virus.