CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Frontline healthcare workers at the Schneider Regional Medical Center continued their efforts to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Virgin Islands Department of Health along with SRMC received the first of the territory’s […]
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57 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Given In USA … And No Deaths Reported: CDC
ATLANTA — Fewer than 7,000 people reported having side effects from COVID-19 vaccines after the first 13.7 million doses were administered in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Of the 6,994 people who said they had side effects between December 14 and January 13, 640 were considered serious, the […]
Caribbean People At Risk Of Prolonging COVID-19 To Their Detriment: OP-ED
People in the Caribbean who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the coronavirus will cause the COVID-19 pandemic to remain longer in the region, endangering lives, livelihoods, and entire economies. Whatever genuine fears may exist, these people must be educated about the value of the vaccine to their own health, and they must be encouraged […]
Bolivian City Uses Cold Chicken Truck To Move COVID-19 Vaccines
LA PAZ (Reuters) — A Bolivian city has resorted to using a refrigerated chicken truck to keep COVID-19 vaccines cold, a reflection of how the pandemic is straining resources in developing countries as they look to ramp up inoculations with limited infrastructure. Vaccines doses that arrived in the central city of Trinidad were taken from […]
A New U.S. Initiative Is Needed For The Caribbean: Expert OP-ED Columnist
When the economies of the Caribbean and Central America finally exit the pandemic, most will be in crisis. As a recent [International Monetary Fund] IMF review of The Bahamas put it, recovery to pre-pandemic levels “will likely take years” and the “downside risks loom large.” The same prognosis is expected to apply to virtually every […]
FUTURE LOOKING EXTRA CRISPY! KFC Is Bioprinting Chicken Nuggets To Make Them Printer-Lickin’ Good
MOSCOW — When one thinks of KFC and its largely unchanging menu of fried chicken — innovation is not the first thing that naturally comes to mind. But a new venture between the fast-food chain and Russia-based bioprinting firm 3D Bioprinting Solutions might just change all that. The partnership involves working together to create the world’s first […]
Health Department Touts New Treatment For People Diagnosed with COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — During Tuesday’s Government House weekly press briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis provided details about monoclonal antibodies treatments that are available to some residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and that have proven to be 100 percent effective in preventing the progression of the virus’ symptoms. The treatments are most suitable for treating […]
Ambulance Boat Captain Returns Home To St. John In A Casket Via The Vessel He Used To Pilot: VIDOH
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John man whose body was prepared at a funeral home in St. Thomas made the journey back to his home island in a casket on the boat he used to pilot. Captain Ceneca E. Lindo, 36, died in a motorcycle accident in Estate Adrian on St. John on January 26. […]
Americans Go Ape For ‘Gorilla Glue Challenge’ … End Up In Emergency Rooms
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles man ended up in the emergency room after doing the “Gorilla Glue Challenge,” inspired by the viral story of a Louisiana woman who sprayed permanent adhesive all over her hair and required the assistance of a surgeon to remove it. Len Martin, who is also originally from Louisiana, was convinced that Tessica Brown […]
76-Year-St. Croix Man Is Territory’s 25th COVID-19 Victim: VIDOH Says
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed Wednesday that a 76-year-old St. Croix resident’s death is related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s twenty-fifth death related to COVID-19,” the VIDOH […]