St. Kitts and Nevis enters a 4th Wave of COVID-19 spread
Dr. Hazel Laws. As of the December 29th COVID-19 Situation report, St. Kitts and Nevis recorded an additional 41 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active…
Omicron COVID-19 Variant in Circulation in St. Kitts and Nevis
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws, speaking at an Emergency NEOC briefing on December 30th. She also explained when the confirmation of the Omicron variant in the federation…
Health Centers to open during holiday period to administer Covid-19 vaccines
Health centers will be available to administer Covid-19 vaccines over the holiday period. Dr. Laws made the announcement. Dr. Hazel Laws. The health centers were closed…
Labs Open to facilitate Pre-Departure Covid-19 Testing over Holiday Period
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, announced last week the labs that will be opened, during the holiday season to facilitate pre-departure testing: Here is Dr. Laws: …
COVID-19 Protocol Changes after 80% vaccination rate milestone postponed
On Tuesday, November 23rd Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, said that five major adjustments will be made when the Federation achieves 80 percent…
Federation of SKN joins the world in observing Aids Day
World Aids Day was observed in St. Kitts & Nevis under the theme, "End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics." The day is an opportunity for public and private partners…
SKN Moves Nevis Chapter to host 2021 Bike Relay on Sunday
In recognition of International Men’s Day, SKN Moves Nevis Chapter in association with the National Weight Loss programme and the Ministry of Health and Gender Affairs will be holding a…
Large turnout for HPU’s World Diabetes Day Health Screening
Nevis’ Health Promotion Unit (HPU) successfully hosted a World Diabetes Day Health Screening on November 18 and 19, 2021, with 184 persons turning up to check their blood sugar, blood…
Health Promotion Unit to host walk on World Aids Day
“End inequalities. End AIDS” is this year’s theme for World Aids Day, which will be celebrated on 1st December. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners…
Nevis’ HPU to host Health Screening as part of Diabetes Day 2021
“Access to Diabetes Care” is the theme for this year’s observance of World Diabetes Day. The observance is held on 14th November. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness…
When will 5 to 11 year olds be eligible to get vaccinated in SKN?
Given that U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday, gave final approval to Pfizer's kid-sized COVID-19 shot for children ages 5 to 11, when will children within that age…
“Too much complacency” in adherence to Covid-19 protocols, Community Activist on Nevis says
An observation concerning how the Covid-19 protocols are being adhered to on Nevis, was brought to the fore by Community Advisor/Activist, Sam Williams. The established protocols include: sanitizing of…