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Paraguayan experts admit mistake in using Chinese vaccines

Published on: April 15, 2021
08:36

Asunción, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities admitted there was 'a programmatic mistake' in the application of two different Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses in a medical center in this capital.

Chagas disease affects millions of people in America, PAHO warns

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:41

Washington, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Millions of people in the Americas are estimated to be infected with (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease, over 10,000 people die each year as a result of clinical complications of Chagas disease, and some 75 million people in the Region are at risk of contracting it, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned Wednesday.

El Salvador exceeds 50,000 vaccinations in just one day

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:39

San Salvador, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele confirmed that more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in his nation.

Covid-19 vaccine supply decreases in the Americas

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:38

Washington, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) The supply of Covid-19 vaccines in the Americas has decreased, PAHO warned today, while calling for the use of other methods to control the transmission.

19 Diphtheria cases confirmed in Dominican Republic

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:36

Santo Domingo, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic´s Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera confirmed that 19 cases of Diphtheria were reported in the country.

Texas students punished for racist incident

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:32

Washington, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) The Aledo Independent School District, in Texas, announced it had disciplined students from its Daniel Ninth Grade Campus after internal investigations involving law enforcement found they had bullied and harassed other students based on their race.

Argentina reported over 25,000 new Covid-19 cases

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:29

Buenos Aires, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) While waiting for new government announcements, Argentina on Wednesday reported 25,157 new Covid-19 cases and 368 deaths in just 24 hours.

New Covid-19 vaccination campaign announced in Peru

Published on: April 15, 2021
07:28

Lima, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Wednesday announced that his administration is planning to conduct a new Covid-19 vaccination strategy after a day in which 324 deaths were officially reported.

WHO warns about harmful alcohol consumption in the Americas

Published on: April 15, 2021
00:30

Washington, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) A total of 85,000 people in the Americas die every year exclusively due to alcohol consumption, whose per capita intake in the region today is higher than the world average, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) warned, after a study that analyzed mortality data in 30 countries in the area.

US organizations highlight 8th Congress of Cuba’s Communist Party

Published on: April 14, 2021
15:47

Washington, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Latin American emigration organizations in the US city of Miami, Florida, on Wednesday stressed the importance of the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) to be held from April 16 to 19.

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