VACCINES

CARICOM calls for US aid to access Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:13

Georgetown, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) urged the United States on Wednesday to help Caribbean nations to have access to Covid-19 vaccine doses.

Brazil, WHO agree to continue jointly fighting Covid-19

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:11

Brasilia, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazil and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to continue jointly working together to face Covid-19 in the South American country that is currently going through the worst scenario of the pandemic, Brazilian Foreign Ministry reported.

Misinformation fueling vaccine hesitancy, PAHO Director warns

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:01

Washington, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Amid current complex epidemiological situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, misinformation is one of the most serious threats to public health, and it is most damaging when it fuels vaccine hesitancy, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne warned.

People in Cuba with chronic diseases can be vaccinated

Published on: April 21, 2021
15:28

Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Experts from the Cuban Finlay Vaccines Institute on Wednesday claimed that people suffering from any chronic disease can be vaccinated, as long as they are stable and the treatment does not interfere.

Bolivia’s gov’t warns of phantoms in the purchase of vaccines

Published on: April 21, 2021
15:12

La Paz, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's government on Wednesday ratified its support to departments and municipalities for the importation of vaccines, but warned of the existence of alleged phantom intermediaries.

Ibero-American summit favors common front to procure vaccines

Published on: April 21, 2021
13:33

Mexico, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The 27th Ibero-American Summit that was inaugurated in Andorra on Wednesday seeks to create a common front to procure Covid-19 vaccines and achieve economic recovery soon, according to La Jornada daily.

Japanese foreign minister interested in strengthening ties with Cuba

Published on: April 21, 2021
10:37

Tokyo, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The State minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Uto Takeshi, expressed his country's will to strengthen bilateral ties, at a meeting with Cuban Ambassador Miguel Angel Ramirez.

A hundred Chilean people received vaccinations for their dogs

Published on: April 21, 2021
08:06

Santiago de Chile, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Chilean authorities are today probing an unusual case in which at least a hundred people received vaccines for its dogs to supposedly immunize them against coronavirus.

Argentina to receive more Sputnik V vaccine doses

Published on: April 20, 2021
08:25

Buenos Aires, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) An Aerolineas Argentinas flight landed Monday at Ezeiza International Airport coming from Moscow (Russia) with a new batch of 800,000 Sputnik V vaccine doses.

Russian scientists plan to launch world´s first edible Covid vaccine

Published on: April 18, 2021
08:12

Moscow, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Russian scientists are now reportedly conducting trials of the world´s coronavirus vaccine that can be drunk from a bottle. Given the number of syringes and the time healthcare professionals need to give injections, it is hoped that the formula could speed up the process of immunizing millions of people, while leaving a pleasant taste in the mouths of those who'd rather not roll up their sleeves.

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