VACCINES

More Cubans vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: December 27, 2021
13:51

Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) A total of 29,936,632 doses of Cuban-made vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, have been administered in Cuba to date, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Monday.

Nearly 85 percent of Cuban population immunized against Covid-19

Published on: December 19, 2021
11:34

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities reported on Sunday that 84.7 percent of the Cuban population has received the complete three-dose scheme of the locally developed vaccines against Covid-19, while 825,831 people have already been administered the booster shot.

Bolivia receives nearly one million vaccines

Published on: December 17, 2021
13:40

La Paz, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia received 999,180 Pfizer vaccine doses via the Covax mechanism in order to further the vaccination against Covid-19, Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Benjamin Blanco announced on Friday.

Study on Cuba’s Soberana Plus vaccine continues in Italy

Published on: December 15, 2021
12:07

Rome, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) Italians who volunteered for a clinical study on the Cuban-made Soberana Plus vaccine took part in the second phase of the project, developed by scientific institutions from both countries, in the city of Turin on Wednesday.

Cuba to be first LatAm country to be fully vaccinated against Covid

Published on: December 14, 2021
00:30

Havana, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba might be the first country in Latin America to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by June 2022, health authorities reported here.

China sends shipment of new anti-Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan

Published on: December 9, 2021
09:51

Kabul, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) A shipment of 800,000 Covid-19 vaccines and the corresponding syringes sent by China are in Afghanistan this Thursday, officials from the Ministry of Health confirmed.

China pledges to send 3 million Sinopharm doses to Afghanistan

Published on: December 8, 2021
18:18

Kabul, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) China on Wednesday pledged to send 3 million Sinopharm vaccine doses to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian support, official sources reported.

Combining vaccines against Covid-19 is safe

Published on: December 8, 2021
00:15

Mexico, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican Association of Vaccinology affirmed that cross immunization against Covid-19 is safe and is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other entities.

Omicron makes Pfizer, Moderna shareholders over $10 bn

Published on: December 6, 2021
17:59

Washington, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Big pharma executives and shareholders saw their wealth skyrocket in the week after the Omicron strain of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus was discovered, with eight top Pfizer and Moderna shareholders making a combined $10.3bn.

Cuba, one in LatAm, three in the world in vaccination against Covid

Published on: December 6, 2021
16:38

Havana, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday ranks first in Latin America and third in the world in terms of immunization against Covid-19 with 83 percent of its population vaccinated (9,286,956 people).

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