Health

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Wednesday’s arrival of 21,600 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in St. Kitts and Nevis was described as a historic milestone in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are pleased with the pace of the Roll Up to Roll Out COVID-19 vaccination programme, which as of April 06,…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 8, 2021 (MMS-SKN) – With just less than five per cent of the total world population having received the Covid-19 vaccine, and the fact that 76% of all Covid-19 vaccines…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 07, 2021) - - Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier and Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) continues to appeal to the Nevisian population to get vaccinated,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 7, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, says the Federation of St.Kitts and Nevis is aiming for a full reopening in…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) - The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis received its full complement of 21,600 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons receiving a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to bring along a friend or two, who are also willing to get vaccinated…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Racquel Brown, said that being vaccinated is necessary in order to open a doorway of…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday. Rowley was tested after experiencing flu-like symptoms on Monday,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, sought to allay concerns about the time frame of the development of the COVID-19 vaccines,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 01, 2021 (SKNIS): Nine thousand two hundred and forty-one doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in St. Kitts and Nevis at the close of…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 25, 2021) -- The Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) purchased a new state-of-the-art US$59,000 VITROS XT 3400 chemistry analyzer for the Alexandra…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health is aiming to vaccinate 10,000 persons on or before April 16, 2021, says Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, during the…

WASHINGTON (AP): AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among adults of all ages in a long-anticipated US study, a finding that could help rebuild public…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Speaking at a press conference on March 23, Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reported that there is a global shortage of vaccines as…