AS recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governorâs Covid-19 Task Force have announced a âpauseâ on the use of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccines.
CHCC said all 49 CNMI residents who received the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine had not reported any adverse side effects.
âFor people who got the vaccine more than a month ago, the risk to them is very low at this time. For people who recently got the vaccine â within the last few weeks â they should be aware of any symptoms,â CHCC stated.
(Joint Region Marianas) — A U.S. Army medical professional tested positive for Covid-19 following fifth-day testing by Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. staff on April 6. The soldier was placed into isolation
THE contact tracing that the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. immediately conducted after a U.S. solider tested positive for Covid-19 yielded negative results, CHCC Chief Executive Officer Esther Muna said.
On Monday, the U.S. militaryâs Joint Region Marianas issued informed the public that a U.S. Army medical professional tested positive for Covid-19 following fifth-day testing by CHCC staff on April 6.
The soldier was placed into the isolation facility in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.
In an email interview, Muna said that as with any detected case, âcontact tracing starts immediately and the individual and contacts were immediately moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.â
(NMC) â Â Northern Marianas College nursing graduate Min Jung âMindyâ Song is back in the classrooms of NMC. And this time instead of listening to lectures sheâs giving them.
A registered nurse for more than four years, Song is now an adjunct nursing instructor at the college. When she isnât working as a staff nurse in the medical-surgical unit of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, she teaches nursing skills to NMC nursing students.
âEducation and nursing have always been my passion,â Song said. âOne of my personal goals is to be a nurse educator, and being able to be an adjunct at NMC will help me be able to use my clinical skills and knowledge to help prepare the next generation of nurses.â
WE canât emphasize enough how the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governorâs Covid-19 Task Force have done a great job in establishing protocols that allowed the CNMI to manage the pandemic, save lives, and motivate us to work together in getting our economy back up and running.
Our economy relies heavily on tourism. With ongoing uncertainty with this crisis, we must work on a road map for the safe resumption of the critical and only industry in the CNMI.
The Governorâs Council of Economic Advisers or GCEA, through its Tourism Resumption Blueprint, offers a pathway that recognizes the threats associated with increased arrivals into the CNMI and places the safety of its residents and visitors as its foremost priority. The blueprint recommends implementing enhanced safety protocols â Â testing upon arrival, quarantine, and reporting and monitoring of visitors â educating stakeholders about the rapid response for containment, and creating travel bu