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USVI Dept of Health awarded $3.1M by CDC to improve COVID-19 response
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands Department of Health announced this week that it has successfully secured a $3.1 million grant for two years from the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), whose goal is to address COVID-19 health disparities among underserved and high-risk populations.
VI shortens time for AstraZeneca second dose to 4-8 weeks apart
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Health Officials in the Virgin Islands (VI) have shortened the 10–12 week intervals for the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to 4 to 8 weeks, as the current stock of vaccines near expiration.
6 active COVID cases in VI; No local cases
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After seeing only 1 recorded positive case of COVID-19 on May 26, 2021, the Virgin Islands is now reporting 6 positive cases as of May 31, 2021.
Stimulus recipients urged to submit statements on use of funds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Beneficiaries of economic stimulus financing in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being asked to submit without delay statements on how the funding provided was utilised.
COVID-19 surge grips STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The surge in COVID-19 cases in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) reported last Monday, May 24, 2021, by the USVI's top infectious disease official, Dr Esther Ellis, has grown by about forty new infections in the past few days, and the surge may now be affecting the [British] Virgin Islands as inter-island travel resumes.
Authorities probing high COVID cases through RT Ferry Dock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Health Authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI) are probing an increasing number of cases coming into the territory through the Road Town Ferry Dock, National Epidemiologist Harmony Brewley-Massiah has revealed.
Concerning! Low vaccination rate in high risk group in VI– National Epidemiologist
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The low vaccination rate seen in residents 60 years and up, who are most at risk of hospitalisation or even death due to COVID-19, is a concern for health officials in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI).
‘Upsurge in persons being vaccinated in VI as of late'- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There has been a marked increase in persons getting their first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has noted.
Suspend WP policy of having to leave VI while changing jobs- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for the suspension of work permit policy where persons must leave the territory in order for work permits to be processed for new employment.
Skelton-Cline calls out distasteful memes against ex & current legislators
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As the Virgin Islands continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on Virgin Islanders to desist from using metaphorical weapons against each other.
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