Sat, Jul 4, 2026
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No official word yet on which vaccines will be accepted by U.SThere has been no official word on which COVID-19 vaccines will be accepted by the United States (US) come November…
COVID-19: Delta variant ripping through C’bean; Guyana urges unified responseDespite the availability of a variety of vaccines, many Caribbean countries are a seeing higher number of infections and deaths…
Employers required to implement vaccine requirements, other measuresThe updated COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No. 23) have explicitly stated that every employer in the public and private sector shall…
COVID-19: Three more unvaccinated people die, 189 people infectedA total of 161 COVID-19 deaths have been reported this month following the death of another three people over the…
COVID-19: More than 6,000 get second doses in one dayA total of 6,655 adults were able to get the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with a…
100,000 Pfizer vaccines expected from COVAX next weekGuyana is expected to receive 100,000 doses of the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility on October 4,…
'Best hospital experience' - COVID survivor says Ocean View facility like a ‘five-star hotel’By Kurt Campbell [email protected] A Guyanese mother of six, who survived COVID-19 and was nursed back to health over a…
'There's no medical need' - PAHO does not recommend revaccinationBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Though some countries will only be accepting travellers who are fully vaccinated with specific COVID-19 vaccines…
COVID-19: Boy, 17, had anemia, kidney disease & suffered a heart attackThe 17-year-old boy from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), who is among Guyana’s latest reported COVID-19 deaths, had several underlying…
Boy, 17, among five COVID-19 deaths; 279 new casesGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 783 with the addition of five new deaths, the Ministry of Health reported…
Gov’t halts administration of first dose AstraZenecaThe government has halted the administration of the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Minister of Health Dr Frank…
Rush for Sputnik V second dose as 84,000 people dueBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Some 84,000 people are due for their second dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and…
Revaccination a possibility as gov’t mulls several solutions for int’l travel restrictionsBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Some countries, including the United States (US), will require travellers to be fully vaccinated with specific…
Nagamootoo says COVID not a ‘gimmick’; mourns death of ‘bold, brilliant’ Imran KhanThe passing of Imran Khan, former Director of the Department of Public Information and the head of the Opposition’s Communications…
Woman, 40, among 6 additional COVID deaths; another 123 people infectedA 40-year-old woman from Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) is among six additional COVID-19 deaths reported from September 26 to 28.…
COVID-19: Some 21 maternal cases, pockets of infected people across GuyanaThere are some 21 pregnant or new mothers infected with COVID-19 currently while there are pockets of infected people all…
‘First come, first served’ - Health Min. says on Sputnik V rolloutGuyana has received a shipment of 50,000 second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and Health Minister Dr.…
50,000 second doses of Sputnik here; rollout to begin ‘right away’A shipment of 50,000 second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport…
