Health & Wellness

hantavirus

Caribbean region monitoring international hantavirus cases

Health officials say they are monitoring an international investigation into hantavirus cases linked to a cruise vessel that left Argentina.

Whooping cough cases spread across multiple schools in Cayman

Health officials are escalating their response to rising whooping cough infections, warning the highly contagious illness may be spreading more widely than reported.
gastro

Gastroenteritis outbreak in schools and wider Cayman Brac community

A gastroenteritis outbreak is affecting Cayman Brac, with cases confirmed in multiple schools and the wider community, suggesting broader spread.
vaccine

US vaccine hesitancy having limited influence on Cayman parents

Vaccine hesitancy in the US has deepened in recent years, but Cayman health officials say the spillover locally remains limited.
immunisation

New childhood and maternal immunisation schedule launched

The Cayman Islands has introduced a new national immunisation framework extending protection from pregnancy through adolescence.