The V.I. Department of Health announced Wednesday that the territory is poised to welcome its first shipment of the revamped Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines by the week's end. This advancement comes on the heels of last week's endorsement by the Center for Disease Control and the accompanying approval from the Food & Drug Administration for the modified Covid vaccine. This new formulation is engineered specifically to counteract the XBB.1.5 variant and will be the exclusive Covid vaccine on offer throughout the upcoming fall season. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion stated, "The new vaccine will be available to everyone aged six months and upwards. We especially encourage those with a heightened susceptibility to severe symptoms to prioritize getting the updated vaccine as soon as possible.” She further clarified that the vaccine…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday the approval and emergency use authorization…
Moderna on Thursday announced promising results from clinical trials of its updated Covid-19 vaccine,…
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V.I. Department of Health Revises Covid-19 Measures…
Staff Consortium June 02, 2023The V.I. Department of Health has issued an update to the territory’s Covid-19 guidance, consequent…
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World Health Organization Declares End to Covid-19…
Janeka Simon May 05, 2023As of Friday May 5, Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency. That’s according to the World Health Organization,…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced an additional $33.5 million Public Assistance grant to the U.S. Virgin Islands, aimed at reimbursing the territory for emergency medical services ...
The V.I. Department of Health has informed the public about the recent amendments made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its Emergency Use Authorizations for the Moderna and Pfizer-Bio...
The V.I. Department of Health’s Covid-19 testing and hotline services have been discontinued until further notice.That’s the word from Acting Commissioner Reuben Molloy, as he says D.O.H. is trans...
The impending withdrawal of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that provided the cushion that thousands of families in the Virgin Islands needed to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, could push up to nin...
Get your vaccines while they're still free. That was the message from Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion, who discussed the upcoming end of the federal Covid-19 public health emergency in a governm...
As Covid-19 cases from a recent post-Crucian Christmas Festival surge continue to decline, the V.I. Dept. of Health late Friday announced the 130th death in the territory tied to the disease. "After ...
When President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law on March 11, 2021, it included over half a billion dollars in funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Roughly $40 million of that s...
In the past three days, cases of Covid-19 have dropped significantly across the U.S. Virgin Islands. During the weekly press briefing from Government House on Monday, Department of Health Commissione...
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Friday urged residents to take steps aimed at protecting their health as cases of Covid-19 continue to surge on St. Croix, with the department registering 247 cases on the ...
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