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St. Kitts And Nevis Records Five (5) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 19 February 2022 with 2 Recovered Cases & 42 Deaths 

Published 19 February 2022

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St. Kitts And Nevis Records Five (5) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 19 February 2022 with 2 Recovered Cases & 42 Deaths

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St. Kitts And Nevis Records Seven (7) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 18 February 2022 with 2 Recovered Cases & 42 Deaths 

Published 18 February 2022

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St. Kitts And Nevis Records Seven (7) Additional Cases of COVID-19 On 18 February 2022 with 2 Recovered Cases & 42 Deaths

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National Caribbean Insurance Company Limited is partnering with the SKN MOVES in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases

Published 18 February 2022

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National Caribbean Insurance Company Limited is partnering with the SKN MOVES in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s).St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Moves is a health campaign aimed at reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the Federation by engaging with a wide cross section of public and private sector organizations.

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As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity

Published 18 February 2022

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As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity

By Brenda Goodman, CNN

(CNN)The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests. New lab experiments from Japan show that BA.2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants of Covid-19, including Delta. And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. A booster shot restores protection, making illness after infection about 74% less likely.

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Lawyer to complete submission in vaccine mandate lawsuit case

Published 18 February 2022

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Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan. (iWN file photo)

The High Court will today (Friday) continue hearing legal arguments on whether to grant leave for public sector unions in St. Vincent and the Grenadine to bring a constitutional motion against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that came into effect last December.

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