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Jamaica: COVID-19 Update for Thursday, November 12, 2020/UNICEF and PAHO Launch Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Tender on Behalf of COVAX Facility

Jamaica: COVID-19 Update for Thursday, November 12, 2020

NEW CASES24 HRSOVERALLNOTES
Confirmed Cases899,723 
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Males454,404 
Females445,316 
Under Investigation03 
AGE RANGE 4 years to 94 years1 day to 104  years
   
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon1469 
Hanover4171 
Kingston & St. Andrew143,364 
Manchester4391 
Portland1320 
St. Ann14453 
St. Catherine62,134 
St. Elizabeth1273 
St. James31999 
St. Mary6260 
St. Thomas0403 
Trelawny4200 
 Westmoreland 3286 
COVID-19 TESTING 
Samples Tested 1,001103,340 
Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours 2  
Results Positive 899,723 
Results Negative 91293,591 
Results Pending  026 
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths 2227A 50-year-old female from St. Catherine. A 17-year-old male from St. Catherine, previously under investigation. 
Coincidental Deaths124previously under investigation.
Deaths under investigation130 
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES 
Recovered  1255,168 
Active Cases  4,199  
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT 
Number in Facility Quarantine  5  
Number in Home Quarantine  22,298  
    
    
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Number Hospitalised  76  
Patients Moderately Ill  18  
Patients Critically Ill  3  
NON-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Step Down0
State Facilities8
Home4,126
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported0506 
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)0711 
Contacts of Confirmed Cases51,187 
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster0236 
Under Investigation847,083 

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NEW CASES24 HRSOVERALLNOTES
Confirmed Cases899,723 
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Males454,404 
Females445,316 
Under Investigation03 
AGE RANGE 4 years to 94 years1 day to 104  years
   
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon1469 
Hanover4171 
Kingston & St. Andrew143,364 
Manchester4391 
Portland1320 
St. Ann14453 
St. Catherine62,134 
St. Elizabeth1273 
St. James31999 
St. Mary6260 
St. Thomas0403 
Trelawny4200 
 Westmoreland 3286 
COVID-19 TESTING 
Samples Tested 1,001103,340 
Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours 2  
Results Positive 899,723 
Results Negative 91293,591 
Results Pending  026 
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths 2227A 50-year-old female from St. Catherine. A 17-year-old male from St. Catherine, previously under investigation. 
Coincidental Deaths124previously under investigation.
Deaths under investigation130 
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES 
Recovered  1255,168 
Active Cases  4,199  
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT 
Number in Facility Quarantine  5  
Number in Home Quarantine  22,298  
    
    
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Number Hospitalised  76  
Patients Moderately Ill  18  
Patients Critically Ill  3  
NON-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Step Down0
State Facilities8
Home4,126
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported0506 
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)0711 
Contacts of Confirmed Cases51,187 
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster0236 
Under Investigation847,083 

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NEW CASES24 HRSOVERALLNOTES
Confirmed Cases899,723 
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Males454,404 
Females445,316 
Under Investigation03 
AGE RANGE 4 years to 94 years1 day to 104  years
   
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon1469 
Hanover4171 
Kingston & St. Andrew143,364 
Manchester4391 
Portland1320 
St. Ann14453 
St. Catherine62,134 
St. Elizabeth1273 
St. James31999 
St. Mary6260 
St. Thomas0403 
Trelawny4200 
 Westmoreland 3286 
COVID-19 TESTING 
Samples Tested 1,001103,340 
Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours 2  
Results Positive 899,723 
Results Negative 91293,591 
Results Pending  026 
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths 2227A 50-year-old female from St. Catherine. A 17-year-old male from St. Catherine, previously under investigation. 
Coincidental Deaths124previously under investigation.
Deaths under investigation130 
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES 
Recovered  1255,168 
Active Cases  4,199  
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT 
Number in Facility Quarantine  5  
Number in Home Quarantine  22,298  
    
    
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Number Hospitalised  76  
Patients Moderately Ill  18  
Patients Critically Ill  3  
NON-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 
Step Down0
State Facilities8
Home4,126
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported0506 
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)0711 
Contacts of Confirmed Cases51,187 
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster0236 
Under Investigation847,083 

UNICEF and PAHO Launch Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Tender on Behalf of COVAX Facility

UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a proposal for supply in 2021.

The tender, which will run for 6 weeks, aims to provide at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the COVAX Facility, administered by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The aim of the tender is to ensure equitable and accelerated access to quality assured vaccines for the 186 participating economies as of today.

All manufacturers expecting to have supply available by the end of 2021 at the latest are invited to respond to the tender, including those that have already signed advance purchase commitments with Gavi, as well as those with pre-existing agreements with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on vaccine development.

Matching the unprecedented challenge of addressing the pandemic requires that an innovative procurement process to secure quality-assured COVID-19 vaccines is designed. This entails pooling demand across 186 participants under the COVAX Facility, against which manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines can submit bids, with UNICEF and PAHO joining forces through joint tendering. This will help to optimize supply from a wide array of potential manufacturers using different technology platforms, thereby improving the likelihood of accessing successfully licensed products in the shortest possible time while securing the lowest price on the global market.

Of the 186 participating economies, 92 lower-income economies will receive financial support through the Advance Market Commitment (AMC) of the COVAX Facility. These economies include those defined by the World Bank as low- and lower middle-income economies, as well as economies eligible for international development assistance.

Of the countries that are part of the AMC, UNICEF will take the lead on the purchase of the vaccine for 82 participants outside of the Americas, while PAHO, through its Revolving Fund, will purchase the vaccine for 10 of its Member States in the Americas.

Self-financing economies participating in the COVAX Facility will have the option to buy vaccines themselves – or through UNICEF, and PAHO, based on key terms negotiated via the COVAX Facility. PAHO will purchase on behalf of all interested Member States from the Americas; as of today, 28 self-financing economies have signed agreements with the COVAX Facility.

UNICEF and PAHO will establish long-term agreements to facilitate procurement and delivery but will also identify additional vaccine candidates to be targeted for advance purchase commitments by the COVAX Facility. The WHO framework for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines will provide guidance on the allocation of supply. Manufacturers will be expected to deliver vaccines as per UNICEF and PAHO terms and conditions for lower-income economies.

Working in coordination with leading regulatory authorities, all vaccines will be endorsed for safety, efficacy, and quality by WHO before delivery. UNICEF and PAHO aim to sign supply arrangements with successful manufacturers to support early access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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NOTE: Both stories courtesy of JIS

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