vaccination

PAHO urges to recover vaccination coverage in the Americas

Published on: April 19, 2024
16:45

Washington, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) PAHO urged the countries of the Americas to recover routine vaccination coverage, as today only 15 out of every 100 children in the region are partially protected against preventable diseases.

Costa Rican children to be vaccinated against measles

Published on: March 28, 2024
00:46

San José, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Costa Rica are preparing an extraordinary vaccination campaign against measles, rubella and mumps, which will benefit more than half a million children between 15 months and 10 years of age.

SARS-CoV-2, the respiratory virus with more cases in Chile in 2024

Published on: March 21, 2024
00:31

Santiago, Chile, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, is the respiratory virus with the highest circulation in Chile at present, according to statistics from the Public Health Institute (ISP).

Paraguay: Outbreak of chickenpox among children

Published on: March 7, 2024
14:46

Asunción, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The isolation of 44 children in a Paraguayan school after a case of chickenpox was detected among them coincided with a vaccination campaign against the disease that began a few days ago, the newspaper Última Hora reported.

Low vaccination rates against Covid-19 in Italy

Published on: February 2, 2024
00:45

Rome, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Italy, aimed mainly at people over 60 years of age, was described as "a sensational failure," given the low coverage achieved so far.

Government of El Salvador intensifies vaccination campaign

Published on: January 30, 2024
14:21

San Salvador, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health (Minsal) of El Salvador intensified today the vaccination campaign against Covid-19, influenza and 23-valent pneumococcus, informed a source of the sector.

Mexico receives the first 2.8 million Cuban Abdala vaccines

Published on: January 29, 2024
00:30

Mexico, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexico’s Secretariat of Health confirmed in a press release on Sunday that they had received the first batch of 2.8 million doses of Cuban-made Covid-19 Abdala vaccines in 2024.

Costa Rican experts say Covid-19 cases are still under expectations

Published on: January 24, 2024
00:30

San Jose, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican health authorities explained that the domestic number of Covid-19 cases is within the expected situation, when analyzing the epidemiological behavior of the disease.

Bolivian Health Minister urges to vaccinate children

Published on: January 20, 2024
00:15

La Paz, Jan 20 (La Paz) With the report of 6,670 positive Covid-19 cases on Friday, Bolivian Minister of Health María Renée Castro urged parents to complete the regular vaccination schedule for their children.

Colombia launches mass vaccination campaign

Published on: December 16, 2023
12:22

Bogota, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombia’s Ministry of Health (MINSALUD) is vaccinating the entire population on Saturday for the fourth time, with the aim of intensifying immunization coverage and recover the levels that existed before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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