Tag: Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez

A third of local 2022 deaths from preventable diseases

A third of local 2022 deaths from preventable diseases

| 18/01/2024 | 54 Comments

(CNS): As many as 35% of deaths in the Cayman Islands, as recorded in the Compendium of Statistics 2022, might have been prevented with better management of people’s health, from early screening to altered lifestyles, according to Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, the director of Primary Healthcare at the Health Services Authority (HSA).

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Dengue cases mount due to regional outbreak

Dengue cases mount due to regional outbreak

| 09/11/2023 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Local public health officials have confirmed that as of 7 November there have been 18 laboratory confirmed cases of Dengue in the Cayman Islands. Of those, nine were imported cases with the patients having a recent travel history, but the other nine were infected locally. Since the start of the year 97 cases have […]

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17 local schools record cases of hand, foot and mouth

17 local schools record cases of hand, foot and mouth

| 25/10/2023 | 4 Comments

(CNS): As of Wednesday, 18 October, the Public Health Department had identified hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in 17 local schools, according to Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez. There are no vaccines that prevent this virus or specific cures. Health officials are therefore urging parents to practice good hygiene to contain the […]

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Health officials warn of local dengue transmission

Health officials warn of local dengue transmission

| 26/09/2023 | 9 Comments

(CNS): Early evidence of local person-to-person dengue transmission has been identified in the Cayman Islands, officials from the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Public Health Department have said. So far this year, four of 28 suspected dengue cases have been confirmed, and one of those infected individuals had no travel history.

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Active COVID-19 cases continue to climb

Active COVID-19 cases continue to climb

| 06/04/2022 | 32 Comments

(CNS): Another 99 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to Public Health over the last two days, bringing the estimated number of active cases to 628, including four on the Sister Islands and three people in the hospital. The daily rolling average cases for Cayman is currently 44, as the rate at which the virus […]

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On-island testing dropped for vaxxed tourists

On-island testing dropped for vaxxed tourists

| 17/02/2022 | 149 Comments

(CNS): Visitors to the Cayman Islands who are fully and verifiably vaccinated against COVID-19 and arrive with a negative anti-gen test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus will no longer have to take lateral flow test during their stay, in a move government hopes will help attract more guests back to the islands. The change also applies […]

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Phase 5 of border reopening takes immediate effect

Phase 5 of border reopening takes immediate effect

| 20/01/2022 | 223 Comments

(CNS): The quarantine and isolation misery will be over early for more than 500 people who are currently locked down because they travelled with unvaccinated children, as new regulations moving Cayman into Phase 5 of its border reopening plan come into effect. The new rules allow children travelling with adults to be assigned the COVID-19 […]

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Omicron travellers’ contacts to lock down

Omicron travellers’ contacts to lock down

| 02/12/2021 | 87 Comments

(CNS): Public Health has changed the rules again for household members and primary contacts of travellers who test positive for COVID-19 on their return to the Cayman Islands. Under the new regulations, if a traveller tests positive, their family and contacts, even if they are negative, must stay locked down until they know that the […]

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Outbreak of COVID-19 closes Pines old folks home

Outbreak of COVID-19 closes Pines old folks home

| 21/11/2021 | 117 Comments

(CNS): Ten residents and one member of staff at the Pines Retirement Home in George Town have tested positive for COVID-19 and the home is now closed to visitors as officials work to contain the outbreak. Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez said Public Health was assisting to ensure the health and safety of […]

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All vaccine reactions reported, say officials

All vaccine reactions reported, say officials

| 08/10/2021 | 61 Comments

(CNS): Public Health officials are documenting and reporting all adverse events in the Cayman Islands that could be connected to the COVID-19 vaccination and no attempts to cover up any possible links are underway, officials have said. While making a direct connection to the vaccine when someone becomes ill after the shots can be difficult, […]

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Data reveals mild, short-lived vaccine side effects

Data reveals mild, short-lived vaccine side effects

| 08/09/2021 | 39 Comments

(CNS): Up to 23 August there were no reported admissions to hospital in the Cayman Islands for side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and no deaths associated with its administration, public health officials have confirmed. According to data collected from the vaccination forms submitted by people coming for their second dose, as well as calls […]

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