VACCINES

Indian minister urges G20 to ensure equitable access to vaccines

Published on: April 8, 2021
09:02

New Delhi, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged G20 members to ensure equitable access and widespread distribution of vaccines, during a virtual meeting of that forum.

More vaccines arrive in Peru, as Covid-19 deaths increase (+ Photo)

Published on: April 8, 2021
08:41

Lima, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti received a batch of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines, in time to confirm the highest coronavirus daily death toll in more than a year.

UNHCR calls on Europe to vaccinate refugees and displaced people

Published on: April 7, 2021
14:27

Geneva, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Europe on Wednesday called on European countries to ensure refugees and displaced people's access to Covid-19 vaccines.

UN chief calls to ensure equitable supply of Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 7, 2021
08:55

United Nations, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday on occasion of World Health Day to face the inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic and guarantee an equitable supply of Covid-19 vaccines.

Nicaragua’s analysts highlight possibility of Cuban vaccines

Published on: April 6, 2021
16:23

Managua, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The possibilities of administering Cuban vaccine candidates against Covid-19 for Latin American countries were highlighted on Tuesday in Nicaragua by a panel of communicators on local Canal Cuatro.

Cuba’s work on Covid-19 vaccines underscored in Costa Rica

Published on: April 6, 2021
12:23

San Jose, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The former rector of the National University (UNA) of Costa Rica, Alberto Salom, on Tuesday highlighted Cuba's work on Covid-19 vaccines.

El Salvador receives 150,000 Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 6, 2021
08:23

San Salvador, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) A batch of 150,000 Covid-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese Government will arrive in El Salvador on Tuesday, where the immunization of the teaching personnel is progressing.

Syria to receive Covid-19 vaccines from Russia and China

Published on: April 4, 2021
12:38

Damascus, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) Syria on Sunday announced that it will receive vaccines from Russia, China and the World Health Organization in the next few days, which will help this Arab country to mitigate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ecuador to receive one million Sinovac vaccines to fight Covid-19

Published on: April 4, 2021
09:16

Quito, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador confirmed it will be getting the first batch on Wednesday 7 from a total of one million of the China made Sinovac vaccine (split into two batches) to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. This country's total confirmed cases reached 333,175, the Presidency´s General Secretariat of Communication reported

Brazil to receive 1.37 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:42

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) will hand over 1.37 million anti-Covid-19 vaccine doses developed by the University of Oxford (UK) and the Anglo- Swedish AstraZeneca company to the Brazilian Health Ministry.

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