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Biased debate on Cuba deplored at European Parliament

Published on: September 8, 2021
14:07

Brussels, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Spanish MEP Manu Pineda on Wednesday deplored the biased debate on Cuba that sometimes takes place at the European Parliament (EP).

China confirms effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccine booster shot

Published on: September 8, 2021
11:36

Beijing, Sept 8 (Prensa Latina) Chinese scientists confirmed that administering the CanSinoBio Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot to those who had received two doses of a different vaccine is effective to fight SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus mutations, the press reported on Wednesday.

Monoclonal treatments combo reduces Covid-19 hospitalizations

Published on: September 1, 2021
01:00

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate Covid-19, according to The Lancet´s EClinicalMedicine.

Sub-Saharan Africa reported some 21,000 new Covid-19 cases

Published on: August 31, 2021
11:39

Nairobi, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) To the concern of scientists about the possibility of an uncontrolled spread of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 20,497 new Covid-19 cases in sub-Saharan Africa.

African scientists denounce vaccine apartheid

Published on: August 31, 2021
10:07

Nairobi, (Prensa Latina) Amid a new wave of Covid-19 contagions, African scientists on Tuesday denounced what they described as vaccine apartheid by developed countries to the detriment of this continent.

Brazil experts reveal snakebite venom could prevent Covid-19

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:52

Brasilia, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian scientists discovered that the venom of the Jararacusú snake, responsible for 90% of bite poisonings in the country, would inhibit the coronavirus action, according to researchers at the Institute of Chemistry of São Paulo Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University.

Letter from Cuban scientists to Biden exceeds 9,000 signatures

Published on: August 21, 2021
11:06

Havana, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) The letter from Cuban scientists in response to US President Joe Biden for his misleading statements on the fight against Covid-19 on Cuba reached over 9,000 signatures of support on Saturday.

Cuban scientists highlight Fidel Castro’s contributions

Published on: August 13, 2021
14:56

Havana, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The vision of the future of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro in the development of science, allows the country today to fight against Covid-19 and have five vaccine proposals, representatives of the sector assured.

Cuba guarantees immunization of its entire people

Published on: August 12, 2021
11:43

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Since early this year, Cuban scientific and health authorities assured that the necessary efforts would be made in the country to immunize the entire population against Covid-19, a palpable reality today.

Mexican daily reports on Cuban scientists’ response to Biden

Published on: August 11, 2021
14:10

Mexico, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) La Jornada daily on Wednesday echoed the Cuban scientists' condemnation of remarks made by US President Joe Biden, who tried to discredit their biotechnological competence. The newspaper noted that elite Cuban scientists promoted the signing of a letter to the president of the United States, who referred to Cuba as a failed state and discredited the capacity of the health and science system to face the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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