Millions miss out on routine care, including vaccination. Educational crisis also impacts their social, mental, and physical wellbeing.
Washington D.C. January 26 (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 outbreak reaches its third year in the Americas, millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations, putting countries at risk of losing two decades of immunization progress, the Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned. “Countries are seeing outbreaks of diseases that for […]
By JIS Gov Prime Minister Andrew Holness says it is essential that all stakeholders exercise patience as countries begin to recover from the pandemic. Speaking this afternoon (January 27, 2022) at the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Re-Opening of the New, Re-Imagined Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort, and Offshore Island in the Bahamas, Prime Minister Holness […]
Photo Credit: MercedesForNYC On the evening of Saturday, January 22, Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse held her Community Inaugural Celebration at South Shore High School where she was ceremonially sworn-into office by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. She was joined by hundreds of constituents and a who’s who of New York elected officials. Mercedes was joined in […]
By Katie Balevic, Insider Two Long Island nurses were arrested this week after investigators uncovered a COVID-19 vaccine card fraud scheme in which they made millions selling bogus vaccine cards, and then entering false information into the state vaccine database. Julie DeVuono, a 49-year-old pediatric nurse practitioner, and Marissa Urraro, a 44-year-old licensed practical nurse, […]