Health

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 22, 2021 (DBSKN) -- Endeavours by the Directorate and Management of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis for ensuring that members of staff are kept abreast with…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 22, 2021) - - Hon. Premier Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs for St. Kitts and Nevis, has made intervention to its ally the United States of America for the…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to United States President Joseph Biden requesting that Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries be given some of the…

The EU's leading states are to restart their roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Europe's medicines regulator concluded it was "safe and effective". The European Medicines Agency…

There is no evidence the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine causes blood clots, say UK and EU regulators after a "thorough and careful review". The MHRA and the EMA say people can have confidence in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 17, 2021 (SKNIS): In just over three weeks, 6,903 persons or 20.9 percent of the target population in St. Kitts & Nevis have been vaccinated, reported Medical Chief of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 17, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is in its fourth week with a little over 20 per cent of the population receiving the jab to date. The…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 11, 2021) - - The Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has received a grant from the Government of Japan to acquire a PCR machine so that testing…

The Week of Activities: On March 11, there will also be a live panel discussion via ZOOM from 5:30 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m. The ID: 827 6745 1686. Zoom Password: 551892. On Sunday, March 14, will be the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): Since the launch of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out and Awareness Campaign on February 22, 2021, over 5000 persons have been vaccinated,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): One additional case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis bringing the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 42,…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 08, 2021) -- The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s vaccines minister on Friday dismissed suggestions that the country was getting key COVID-19 jabs intended for poorer countries, insisting that 10 million doses coming from…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 05, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis started its vaccination programme with the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine on February 22, however,…