VACCINES

J&J Covid-19 shot gets better boost from Moderna, Pfizer in NIH study

Published on: October 14, 2021
18:04

Washington, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will analyze requests of pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccine boosters.

WHO warns about real toll of Covid-19 cases in Africa

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:37

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The real toll of Covid-19 cases in Africa could reach up to 59 million and not 8.5 as previously reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Cuba to further increase production of vaccines against Covid-19

Published on: October 12, 2021
14:30

Havana, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will further increase production of its own vaccines against Covid-19 to guarantee the necessary booster doses for recoveries and other targets, Eduardo Martinez, director of BioCubaFarma explained on Tuesday.

Nearly 50 percent of Cubans have been vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:46

Havana, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday reached 48.9 percent of its population (5,470,999 people) with the complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported.

Uruguay highlights acquisition of Cuban vaccines against Covid-19

Published on: October 5, 2021
10:42

Montevideo, Oct 5 (Press) The acquisition of Cuban vaccines Abdala and Soberana 02 to face Covid-19, by Venezuela, Nicaragua and Vietnam, is highlighted today by the Uruguayan website Subrayado.

Diaz-Canel presides over school year resumption ceremony in Cuba

Published on: October 4, 2021
13:45

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday presided over the ceremony for the resumption of the school year, which means the return to the classrooms of more than 84,500 students in senior grades.

Venezuela supports China’s initiative for global development

Published on: October 4, 2021
08:04

Caracas, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela on Sunday expressed its support for the Global Development Initiative presented by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his speech to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on September 21.

Humanitarian aid from China arrives in Afghanistan

Published on: September 30, 2021
07:39

Kabul, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) China´s first batch of humanitarian aid arrived in Afghanistan and was handed over in Kabul to the Acting Minister of Refugees, Khalil-ur Rahaman Haqqani.

WHO reports decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world

Published on: September 29, 2021
13:53

Geneva, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a 10-percent decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last week, especially in the Middle East, the Western Pacific and the Americas, it was learned on Wednesday.

Mexico adjusts anti-Covid-19 vaccine for teenager

Published on: September 29, 2021
08:25

Mexico City, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican Health Secretariat today adjusted the method for immunization with Pfizer for minors between 12 and 17 years old with any of the 44 classified diseases that put them at risk of being infected by Covid-19.

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