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Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns

DALLAS (CBS) — Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025
Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

SAN JUAN (AP) — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says

BRIDGETOWN —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says chikungunya has been identified in nearly 115 countries, with seasonal or sporadic outbreaks in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Chikungunya is a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2023
Caribbean Falling Behind in COVID-19 Fight, PAHO Warns
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Caribbean Falling Behind in COVID-19 Fight, PAHO Warns

KINGSTON — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday that the Caribbean was falling behind in its effort to fight COVID-19 as only 63 per cent of its…
Posted by Bro Bot February 24, 2022
Trinidad Leads Caribbean In COVID-19 Deaths, Climbing To No. 26 In The World
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Trinidad Leads Caribbean In COVID-19 Deaths, Climbing To No. 26 In The World

PORT OF SPAIN — A dubious distinction at best, but it is worth noting that Trinidad and Tobago has climbed three spots upward in the COVID-19 world per capita death…
Posted by John McCarthy February 11, 2022
Cops Face Gunfire As Lawless Anti-Vaxxers Take To The Streets In Guadeloupe
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Cops Face Gunfire As Lawless Anti-Vaxxers Take To The Streets In Guadeloupe

BASSE-TERRE — One police officer was injured and police faced gunfire during a night of civil unrest over COVID-19 restrictions in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the…
Posted by Bro Bot January 25, 2022
5 More Caribbean Destinations Make CDC’s Highest Level of Travel Risk List
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

5 More Caribbean Destinations Make CDC’s Highest Level of Travel Risk List

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved five Caribbean island destinations into its highest-risk travel category for COVID-19 on Monday. In total, the CDC moved 15 places…
Posted by Bro Bot January 25, 2022
12 of 22 Countries CDC Says To Avoid Are In The Caribbean As COVID Crimps Travel
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News British Virgin Islands News

12 of 22 Countries CDC Says To Avoid Are In The Caribbean As COVID Crimps Travel

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Some 12 of the 22 countries the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn travelers to avoid are in the Caribbean The Caribbean has also had…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2022
Tens Of Millions Go Hungry In Caribbean And Latin America, UN Report Finds
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Tens Of Millions Go Hungry In Caribbean And Latin America, UN Report Finds

CARACAS — Tens of millions are going hungry in Latin America and the Caribbean as the COVID-19 pandemic sharpens a regional malnutrition crisis to its worst levels in decades, according to the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2021
Mutant Variant Of COVID-19 In South Africa Displays A ‘Jump In Evolution’
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Health News

Mutant Variant Of COVID-19 In South Africa Displays A ‘Jump In Evolution’

JOHANNESBURG — South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said today. So far, 22 positive cases…
Posted by Bro Bot November 25, 2021

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