St. Thomas, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — This Thanksgiving, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is partnering with Oasis Terrace to host a free Thanksgiving Day Community Feast for individuals and families in need and the homeless. The event is set for Thursday, November 27, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4
US Virgin Islands — The VI Department of Health (DOH) asks the public to follow COVID-19 safety practices as positive cases steadily rise. The highly transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant is the predominant variant in both the United States and the USVI. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Virgin Islands —The VI Department of Health (VIDOH) is seeking input from Virgin Islanders for a COVID-19 Survey that commences today across the Territory. The Territory wide survey hopes to learn about the experiences residents had during both the COVID-19 pandemic and afterward. The Department is trying to assess
US Virgin Islands —The VI Department of Health (VIDOH) today announced the closure of the following offices, clinics, and the Community Vaccination Centers (CVC) in relation to the St. Thomas Carnival. The Community Vaccine Centers (CVC’s) along with all VIDOH clinics and administrative offices in the St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island
US Virgin Islands — Resulting from our most recent rise in COVID-19 positive cases Territory-wide, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion issues this health warning advising Virgin Islanders to continue to practice the recommended COVID-19 safety procedures of handwashing, social distancing, and wearing of masks when in large crowds, especially when in
US Virgin Islands — The VI Department of Health (VIDOH) has received confirmation that seven (7) cases of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2 have been identified in the territory. There were five (5) cases identified on St. Croix and two (2) on St. Thomas. The results received today come from
US Virgin Islands — Commissioner Justa Encarnacion reminds the public that all VI Department of Health (VIDOH) offices and clinics will be closed on Friday, April 8th in celebration of Public Health Employee Appreciation Day as part of National Public Health Week. The Commissioner asks the public to join her
US Virgin Islands — Commissioner Justa Encarnacion has announced the schedule for the VI Department of Health’s (VIDOH) recognition of National Public Health Week. The events will take place during the week of April 4th through the 10th. Monday, April 4 – Commissioner Encarnacion will provide remarks about Public Health
US Virgin Islands — During the week of April 4th through 10th the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) will celebrate National Public Health Week throughout the Territory. During this special week Commissioner Justa Encarnacion invites Virgin Islanders to be part of the annual celebration as the Department recognizes the
US Virgin Islands — The VI Department of Health (VIDOH) announces that Skippy Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled jars of several types of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter due to the possibility that the product might contain fragments of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment. This recall is being conducted with
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) announces that clinical services provided at the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex (CHC) have been temporarily relocated to the modular units in the parking area of the Charles Harwood Annex. Relocated offices included Immunization, Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Communicable
