Health
Eight active cases of COVID-19, two new cases
(Dashboard Update for July 23, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Bar owners who allow unvaccinated patrons to enter face being shut down
It was announced by the Government yesterday that come August 1, bar operators who allow unvaccinated patrons face steep fines and being shut down.
https://youtu.be/WDviLP2rm0c
MEDIA STATEMENT: Recent Paediatric Death at Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John’s Medical Centre
MEDIA STATEMENT
Re: Recent Paediatric Death at Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John’s Medical Centre
The staff of Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John’s Medical Centre...
One new case of COVID-19, three hospitalized
(Dashboard Update for July 22, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Delta Variant of COVID-19 Confirmed in Antigua and Barbuda
The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment has received confirmation
from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) of the delta variant strain of
the SARS...
Weekend COVID-19 Vaccination opportunity
Weekend COVID-19 Vaccination Opportunity
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is providing the public with an additional opportunity to get vaccinated this...
Two new cases of COVID-19
(Dashboard Update for July 21, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
U.K. giving Antigua 12,000 doses of AstraZeneca, U.S to donate Pfizer
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has bemoaned the fact that people are refusing life-saving vaccines in Antigua and Barbuda.
Browne says Antigua will soon have enough...
No New COVID-19 Cases
(Dashboard Update for July 16, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Cabinet continues to encourage all un-vaccinated adults to take the vaccine
CABINET NOTES:
The primary issue which occupied the Cabinet’s attention is the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on economic activity, and the slowing uptake of the...
One new COVID-19 case, one new recovery
(Dashboard Update for July 15, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
No WHO approval but Sputnik V to be used in Antigua and Barbuda
https://youtu.be/i0tR16iWy3Q
The government promised at the start of the year that only WHO vaccines would be used on the local population.
https://antiguanewsroom.com/antigua-barbuda-will-use-only-vaccines-approved-by-who-paho/
Vaccine incentives have not done enough to reach herd immunity – Nicholas
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda admitted today that the vaccine incentives to get to heard immunity may have gone as far as they...