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The health ministry urges residents to ensure measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations are up to date

At least 33 children aged 5 and under were so far this year infected by a respiratory virus that may have spread more quickly after Covid-19 public health measures were relaxed. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was a group of ch...

Remember this? Vaccines in short supply. Long lines at clinics. Case numbers going up every day. A spreading public dread, fear and suspicion. The Government announcing everything is under control — but it isn’t. The Covid pandemic and the monkeypox...

As monkeypox cases in the United States climbed to more than 7,100, Xavier Becerra, the Health and Human Services Secretary, declared the outbreak a public health emergency. It is long past time. The formality came almost two weeks after the World He...

Bermuda’s first confirmed case of monkeypox was revealed last night by health officials, with an unidentified patient said to be in isolation. The Ministry of Health is investigating potential close contacts and will notify anyone who may have been e...

No cases of monkeypox have been reported in Bermuda despite outbreaks in other countries, the Ministry of Health said. Kim Wilson, the health minister, added that officials were ready to recognise the virus and to take “appropriate action”. She expla...

Flu vaccinations set to be delivered yesterday as part of the Flu Express programme at the National Stadium Pavilion have been pushed back until tomorrow. The Ministry of Health provided no reasons for the delay. A spokeswoman for the Ministry urged ...

A vaccination clinic set up yesterday to tackle an outbreak of canine parvovirus was successful but much work remains, a veterinarian has said. Laura Tucker, president of the Bermuda Veterinary Association, said 154 dogs were brought to the clinic a...

A man has said he was given the all clear on a potential killer strain of coronavirus after he fell ill on a flight back to Bermuda — but was later told he was not screened for Covid-19 at all. The man, who returned on a flight from Miami on March 4...

Dear Sir, As a Bermudian residing in Italy, I feel the need to write to you all urging the Premier of Bermuda to take a very strong stance against the coronavirus, and pleading with him to close your borders now. Stop all flights in and out of Bermud...

Authorities around the world are scrambling to cope with a new virus generally referred to as coronavirus, or Covid-19, which has had a worldwide impact to devastating effect on economic and social life. With no known cure, along with the knowledge ...

The country must come together “like never before” as Bermuda braces itself for the battle against a new and killer strain of coronavirus, the health minister said yesterday. Kim Wilson said the kind of co-operation shown in hurricanes was needed and...