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December 17, 2025

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it instead to parents, in consultation with a healthcare provider, to decide whether infants born to hepatitis B-negative mothers should get the vaccine, including the birth dose. The agency’s move follows […]

August 29, 2025

While flu seasons vary in severity, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu complications. In recent years, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that between 70 per cent and 85 per cent of seasonal flu-related deaths have occurred among people 65 years and older, and between […]

June 12, 2025

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Guyana will transition from the quadrivalent to the 9-valent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as part of its national strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. The announcement was made by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony during a recent Cardiology Symposium at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The 9-valent vaccine provides broader protection against HPV strains compared to […]

February 21, 2025

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President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday oversaw the execution of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on the sidelines of the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Barbados. The event was also witnessed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Barbados’s Prime Minister and current CARICOM Chair, […]

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US CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift

Influenza vaccine for seniors to be rolled out soon

Guyana to introduce 9-valent HPV vaccine in cervical cancer fight

Agreements signed, paving way for vaccine manufacturing in the region

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Incense stick fire destroys Charity home, leaves four homeless

A shower, a surprise, and a capybara: a traveller’s unforgettable moment in Guyana

Sergeant in custody after weapons disappear from police armory