Health, News, Regional News

Jamaica, Haiti, St. Vincent to get more vaccines through COVAX

Published 28 October 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Source: Caribbean LOOP NEWS

he Caribbean nations of Jamaica, Haiti and St Vincent and the Grenadines are among four countries due to receive more doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility.

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Health, International news, News

PAHO recommends new targets to reduce salt consumption and help prevent cardiovascular disease

Published 28 October 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

The targets recommend reduction in the sodium content of the most frequently consumed packaged foods, which would help people reduce salt intake to less than the WHO-recommended 5 grams per day.

Washington, DC, October 28, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced new salt reduction targets for food products to help people in the Americas reduce consumption of sodium. After adoption by countries, the new targets will require regional manufacturers to reformulate processed and ultra-processed food products, where most of the sodium consumed in diets comes from.

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Health, Local news, News, Travel

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ TOURISM INDUSTRY SHOWS STEADY SIGNS OF RECOVERY AFTER HEAVY LOSSES DUE TO COVID-19

Published 28 October 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source 

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ TOURISM INDUSTRY SHOWS STEADY SIGNS OF RECOVERY AFTER HEAVY LOSSES DUE TO COVID-19

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 28, 2021 (SKNIS): After suffering heavy losses due to COVID-19, the tourism industry in St. Kitts and Nevis is showing steady signs of recovery, said government officials during Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris’ press conference on October 28, 2021, at NEMA.

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Health, Local news, News

ST KITTS AND NEVIS IS FIRST TO ACHIEVE WHO COVID-19 VACCINATION BENCHMARK IN THE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGION

Published 28 October 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source 

ST KITTS AND NEVIS IS FIRST TO ACHIEVE WHO COVID-19 VACCINATION BENCHMARK IN THE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 28, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has reaffirmed its standing as a leader in the global community by being the first independent territory in the Caribbean sub-region to achieve the World Health Organization’s (WHO) benchmark of having at least 40 percent of all countries’ populations vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2021.

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St. Kitts And Nevis Records Seven (7) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 28 October 2021 with 164 Active Cases, 2478 Recovered Cases & 21 Deaths

Published 28 October 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source 

St. Kitts And Nevis Records Seven (7) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 28  October 2021 with 164 Active Cases, 2478 Recovered Cases & 21 Deaths

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