Like in the old time days of the American wild west, at last Friday’s highly anticipated meeting of Parliament, the PACT coalition of independents ‘circled the wagons’ to repel the enemy, a Progressives onslaught.
The Public Health Spotlight originated from the need to keep our population informed with more in-depth epidemiological data relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After nearly two years, the annual flu is returning to the Cayman Islands.
The COVID-19 fall booster has arrived in the Cayman Islands, and the roll out of the vaccine will officially begin on Monday, 10 October 2022.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported that on 2 October 2022, Haiti detected two confirmed cases of cholera.
Internationally: The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths reported to WHO has continued to decline.
The Public health team are notified of any cases of influenza-like-illness (ILI). As this is based on an individual’s symptoms, this does not indicate which pathogen is causing the illness.
In the Cayman Islands, there remain to have been no detected cases of monkeypox.
Residents and visitors are in for a recurring treat of events over the coming weeks as Cayman hosts a packed calendar of events for the 2022 Pirates Festival.
Registration is now open for the upcoming Little League season at the Dart Field of Dreams. It will take place from January to June 2023 and is open to Boys and Girls ages 4-15.