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Brazil calls off AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

Published on: May 12, 2021
07:49

Brasilia, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Ministry on Tuesday called off AstraZeneca vaccine doses for Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women.

Japan to sponsor international summit on Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: May 11, 2021
15:33

Tokyo, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Japan will co-host a virtual summit on June 2, as part of the global efforts to guarantee the fair supply of Covid-19 vaccines, the foreign ministry reported on Tuesday.

WHO reiterates the need to release patents for Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 7, 2021
08:05

Geneva, May 7 (Prensa Latina) World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday assured that waiving intellectual property protections in Covid-19 vaccines will make it possible to increase vaccine production and achieve equity.

Peru has no chance for Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 7, 2021
07:56

Lima, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Peru´s Medical College Leader Augusto Tarazona ruled out his country could take advantage of the release of Covid-19 vaccine patents proposed by several nations.

WTO insists on equitable access to vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:44

Geneva, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday called for an urgent response to a multilateral solution in order to guarantee a more equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.

G7 bows to back support Covax mechanism for more Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:36

London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Seven (G7) pledged Wednesday to further financially contribute to WHO´s Covax mechanism created so as to fairly distribute coronavirus vaccines.

WHO confirms Sinopharm vaccine efficacy in Peru

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:33

Lima, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Sinopharm vaccine´s effectiveness confirmation proved wrong a smear campaign against the immunizer, hampering its supply to Peru, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) that checked that vaccine's quality (91% efficacy).

Nicaragua to apply 100,000 anti-Covid-19 vaccine doses this week

Published on: May 4, 2021
08:00

Managua, May 4 (Prensa Latina) 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses will be applied in Nicaragua this week, Vice President Rosario Murillo reported.

Dominican Rep. moves on second coronavirus vaccination phase

Published on: May 1, 2021
08:19

Santo Domingo, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña on Friday announced that her country will mover on the second phase of coronavirus vaccination, with the inclusion of people over 50 years of age.

Guatemala to vaccinate people over 70 years old

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:35

Guatemala, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Thursday announced that the Covid-19 vaccination campaign for people over 70 years of age will start May 4, after receiving 321,600 AstraZeneca doses.

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