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Task Force considering fully vaccinated mandate to enter Guyana, access public buildingsThe National COVID-19 Task Force is considering implementing a fully vaccinated mandate for citizens here and persons entering Guyana. Minister…
Guyana to use USAID funds to tackle vaccine hesitancy, promote children’s vaccinationThe local health authorities will be using its allocation from the US $25 million contributed to the Caribbean by USAID…
Guyana reaches 900 COVID deathsThe Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported that a 64-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s latest COVID-19…
Nursery, primary school children could return to schools with Pfizer vaccine rolloutChildren from the ages of five to 11 could start receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines soon and Minister of Health…
‘Distressing’ findings in reports of Rights of the Child CommissionBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] There are some ‘distressing’ findings in the four annual reports of the Rights of the Child…
COVID surge puts pause on elective surgeries; GPHC working on resumptionThe recent surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths, presumably caused by the spread of the deadly Delta variant, led to…
October COVID-19 death toll moves to 100; 66 new cases recordedThe Ministry of Health has reported that two women, aged 62 and 60 years old, died on Monday after they…
Children aged 5 to 11 could get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from next week- Dr. AnthonyChildren in Guyana between the ages of five and 11 could start receiving the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines as early…
Some vaccinated Guyanese students unable to travel to T&TThere are some Guyanese students who need to travel to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) for practical components that cannot be…
Booster shots for J&J vaccines being considered- Dr. AnthonyGuyana, like many other countries, has been administering the US-made Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines as a single dose, but…
Elderly Home Visiting Committee providing specialised care to residentsThe Elderly Home Visiting Committee, since its installment last July, has made significant progress in organising its 10-member team and…
Two unvaccinated men die from COVID-19; 37 new casesThe Ministry of Health has reported that two men, ages 66 and 80, died on Sunday after they were infected…
Man, 91, dies from COVID; 90 new cases recordedOctober’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 96 with the addition of another death recorded on Sunday, according to the…
Man, 54, dies from COVID-19; 100 new cases recordedA 54-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is Guyana’s 894th COVID-19 death after he succumbed to the dreaded disease on…
Over 55,000 people due for second dose AstraZeneca; more vaccines comingMore than 55,000 people are due to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and with these doses…
94 COVID deaths in 22 days; 19 in ICUA total of 94 people have now been confirmed dead in the month of October, increasing the overall COVID-19 death…
Guyana gets 4 ambulances through US$4.8M grant from JapanGuyana’s health service delivery received a boost with four new ambulances made possible through a US$4.8 million grant from the…
Seven-month-old baby among six COVID deaths, 74 new casesA seven-month-old baby boy is among six new COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. Those deaths now…
