Urgent Notice: VIDOH Advises St. John Carnival Vendors on Environmental Health Requirements
US Virgin Islands — The Division of Environmental Health asked me to remind Carnival Vendors of the permitting procedures for the 2022 St. John Carnival. Vendors must meet the following requirements: Vendors must pay a health permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) due this Wednesday, June 15, at the latest. The fee will be […]
Department of Health Confirms the One Hundred and Fifteenth (115th) Death Related to COVID-19
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) is saddened to confirm the territory’s one hundred and fifteenth (115th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 82-year-old female on St. Thomas. Commissioner Encarnacion would like to share condolences […]
VIDOH Announces Addition of Health Disparities Program
US Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands Commissioner of Health, Justa Encarnacion announced the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) has added a Health Disparities Program (HDP) to its cadre of available programs and services. The Health Disparities Program is fully funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) OT21-2103. The […]
Department of Health Confirms the One Hundred and Fourteenth (114th) Death Related to COVID-19
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) is saddened to confirm the territory’s one hundred and fourteenth (114th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 87-year-old male on St. Thomas. Commissioner Encarnacion would like to share condolences […]
VIDOH Issues COVID-19 Workplace Guidance
US Virgin Islands — Tai Hunte-Ceasar, MD, MSPH, Territorial Medical Director has issued the follow workplace guidance as the territory transitions to endemicity with COVID-19 disease. This is a term that means there may always be some level of COVID-19 circulating within the community. The Department is now aligned with the Centers for Disease Control […]
VIDOH Applauds VIWMA in their COVID-19 Wastewater Testing – Another Successful Surveillance Mechanism to Detect COVID-19 Surges
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) DOH would like to inform the community that it is working collaboratively with the VI Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) to compare results from wastewater testing that has been ongoing at the VIWMA wastewater facilities since February 2021 to DOH human surveillance data. Both surveillance […]
VIDOH Issues A Public Health Warning About the Monkeypox Virus
US Virgin Islands — The VI Department of Health is warning the public that as of 25 May, there have been 241 confirmed and 6 suspected cases of monkeypox reported in several countries that don’t normally experience cases or are not endemic for the monkeypox virus, including the United States. No deaths have been reported […]
VIDOH Extends Drive Through Testing Hours As the St. Croix Agricultural Fair Approaches
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) advises the public that the hours for drive through COVID-19 testing are being extended on Thursday and Friday of this week to prevent persons feeling ill from possibly spreading the virus at the Agricultural Fair. Drive through testing on St. Croix will be held […]
Department of Health Alerts the Public about Jif® Peanut Butter Recall
US Virgin Islands — The V.I. Department of Health (VIDOH) is advising the public and businesses to check the lot numbers of the J. M. Smucker Co. Voluntary Recall of Select Jif® Products for potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled peanut butter was distributed nationwide in retail stores and other outlets. FDA recommends that if you […]
VIDOH Announces Availability of Pediatric COVID-19 Boosters
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded the eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine boosters to everyone age 5 and older. The Pediatric boosters are recommended for children ages 5 through 11 five (5) months after their Pfizer vaccination series. Pediatric boosters […]
