vaccination

EU approves temporal suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents

Published on: June 10, 2021
08:32

Brussels, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The European Parliament approved a resolution for the temporal suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents, as per a statement.

French communists welcome campaign to support vaccination in Cuba

Published on: June 10, 2021
07:27

Paris, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Fabien Roussel, National Secretary of the French Communist Party, on Thursday welcomed a campaign on French soil to support the purchase of syringes destined to the Covid-19 vaccination in Cuba, an initiative he described as beautiful.

PAHO warns about slow pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the Americas

Published on: June 10, 2021
07:25

Washington, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne called attention to the slow rate of Covid-19 vaccination in Latin American and the Caribbean and warned that controlling the virus could take years if current trend continues.

PAHO favors shutting down several Dominican territories

Published on: June 8, 2021
10:56

Santo Domingo, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) considered that, due to the current increase in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic, the government must shut down several provinces and implement teleworking in those territories.

Cuban vaccine Soberana 02 control group receives vaccination

Published on: June 7, 2021
14:23

Havana, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Members of the control group (placebo) of the Phase III clinical trial of Soberana 02 Covid-19 vaccine candidate receive immunization as of Monday, as part of that study starting in March in eight Havana municipalities.

Uruguay’s experts deem vaccination against Covid-19 to prevent deaths

Published on: June 6, 2021
10:37

Montevideo, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan virologist Santiago Mirazo on Sunday deemed that vaccination against Covid-19 will contribute to a downturn in serious cases and deaths in elderly people, without eradicating the disease.

Phase II of mass vaccination continues successfully in Venezuela

Published on: May 30, 2021
14:12

Caracas, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan health authorities considered as successful the phase II of mass vaccination against Covid-19 that began the day before and continues today throughout the country.

Asian nations ratify vaccination of athletes participating in Tokyo

Published on: May 28, 2021
13:40

Lausanne, (Prensa Latina) The National Olympic Committees (NOC) of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Friday ratified that their athletes had been vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to their participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, scheduled for next summer.

IMF forecasts income setbacks for Latin America

Published on: May 28, 2021
07:45

Washington, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic will cause a 10-year setback for Latin America's income level and delays in vaccination campaigns will slow down recovery, the IMF warned.

Major solidarity contribution for Cuba in Chile

Published on: May 27, 2021
12:51

Santiago, Chile, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Under the slogan 'The blockade kills, your solidarity saves lives,' friends of Cuba have raised funds in Chile to donate one million syringes to Covid-19 vaccination in the Caribbean nation, local media reported on Thursday.

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