The Public Health Unit within the Ministry of Health

Mister Speaker, the region of the Americas and the other Caribbean Islands and territories join the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and partners in celebrating the 19^th Annual Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) that this week began on April 24 and will end on April 30.

Officials at the Ministry of Health and Social Development are alerting residents of an increase in the level of gastroenteritis also known as gastro in the British Virgin Islands.

The public is advised that the vaccination process is now open to all and continues during the Easter weekend.

Today as Minister of Health, I will give an update of COVID-19 test results; the receipt and administration of additional AstraZeneca vaccines; the decision of Cabinet to reduce crowd sizes for all events, and the strong, very strong advice to consider the cancellation of this weekend's group or crowd activities and to observe ALL HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

The public is advised that the vaccination process is now open to all and continues during Easter. 

The public is advised that the vaccination process is now open to everyone. Persons who have not received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine are encouraged to do so at one of the following locations on March 30 or 31.

Owners, operators and managers of all businesses on Jost Van Dyke are invited to a virtual meeting on Friday, February 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Persons who received their first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine ..........

The BVI Health Services Authority is notifying the public that regular clinic operations at the Iris Penn Smith Clinic in East End will be interrupted from February 23 to 13 March to facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.