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Around 2,000 booster shots of coronavirus have been administered island-wide, the health minister announced yesterday.
Kim Wilson said boosters were being administered at nursing homes, the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Ce...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 2,000 people have received vaccine booster shots so far, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson added the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Centre vaccine centres were administering boosters to people over the age o...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Active Covid-19 cases have dropped to 258 – below the levels at the start of the island’s latest outbreak at the end of August.
There are now 29 people in hospital with the illness, with six in intensive care – down from the 35 in hospital with nine ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Almost 200 medical professionals have signed an open letter in support of Covid-19 vaccination.
The Bermuda Medical Doctors Association said a total of 198 doctors, dentists, nurses and physiotherapists had added their names to the open letter, first...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who recently returned from Europe said that Government advice on how to use vaccination codes overseas is impractical.
Claire Smith visited France and the Netherlands where she found that the QR code on her vaccination certificate could not b...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A weekly mental health clinic has launched as part of a pilot programme from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health.
The clinic began at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street on October 8, and will continue to be held on Fri...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Union heads have called on their members to get vaccinated, highlighting the “alarming numbers” of deaths from Covid-19.
The Bermuda Industrial Union’s executive sent out the letter on Friday to all its members, urging people to speak with their fami...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care clinic will revert to normal opening hours as of today.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said the hours will return to 2pm to 10pm on weekdays. Weekend hours will not change and will remain 9am to 9pm.
The las...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
No Covid-19 deaths were recorded last night, health officials said.
The latest figures also showed the number of active cases of the coronavirus had dropped sharply.
There have been 143 recoveries, which brought the number of active infections down t...
DATE: Oct 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
No guarantees can be given on medical exemptions for unvaccinated people for emergency treatment in the US after the country introduces strict Covid-19 travel policies.
The warning came from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the US Consulate after Kim...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan