U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) – Page 15

Unvaxxed Pushing Herd Immunity Away As Threat From Delta Strain Increases

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands is doing twice as good as the rest of the Caribbean in terms of the number of vaccinations given, but still lags far…

Bro Bot July 25, 2021

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Delta Strain Is In The USVI; It’s Wreaking Holy Hell On Anti-Vaxxers

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirms that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the territory as health officials continue to push to get more Virgin…

John McCarthy July 25, 2021

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VIDOH: Unvaccinated People Allow Delta Variant To Gain Entry Into The USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has reported its first cases of the highly contagious Delta variant in the territory, with health officials saying that the USVI was ripe…

John McCarthy July 18, 2021

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DHS To Close Food Stamp Office For 2 Days After Staffer Tests Positive For COVID-19

FREDERIKSTED —- The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), confirmed that it is closing the Mars Hill SNAP and Medicaid Offices in St. Croix as a staff member has…

John McCarthy July 17, 2021

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Health Department Says Territory Recorded Its 31st COVID-19 Death

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed Monday that a 73-year-old woman on St. Thomas was the 31st person to die of the COVID-19 virus in the…

John McCarthy July 6, 2021

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USVI To Welcome First Cruise Ship To St. Thomas In 15 Months This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Celebrity Edge will be the first cruise ship to return to St. Thomas since March 2020 when it arrives just before noon today. The U.S. Virgin…

VI Free Press July 6, 2021

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KAREN ALERT! Scantily-Clad Woman Draws Ire Of Social Media After Display In Red Hook

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If you want flaunt what you got in public — and let it all hang out in downtown St. Thomas — you better be prepared to be…

VI Free Press June 29, 2021

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USVI Children’s Health At Risk Because Their Parents Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Mutant strains of COVID-19 present the greatest risk of infection to people in the U.S. Virgin Islands because the B117 and the delta variant are at least…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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2 Children Test Positive For COVID-19 At Baseball & Basketball Camp, DSPR Says

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed that two campers at Renholdt Jackson Baseball & Basketball Camps have tested positive for COVID-19. The safety protocols and guidelines that…

VI Free Press June 26, 2021

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DHS Closes Knud Hansen Complex For COVID-19 Infections 2X In 5 Months

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), today confirmed that it is immediately closing the Knud Hansen Complex in St. Thomas as a staff member has…

VI Free Press June 16, 2021