VACCINES

WTO warns about obstacles to vaccine production and trade

Published on: June 29, 2021
07:42

Geneva, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned about continuing obstacles to undermine global efforts to increase and diversify Covid-19 vaccine production.

Protests expected in Brazil in demand of Bolsonaro’s destitution

Published on: June 28, 2021
13:09

Brasilia, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Fora Bolsonaro Front set July 3 as a new date of protests throughout Brazil to demand the destitution of President Jair Bolsonaro, sources close to the campaign announced on Monday.

Indian website praises Cuban vaccine candidates despite U.S. blockade

Published on: June 26, 2021
13:46

New Delhi, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's success in developing two new anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidates with remarkable effectiveness proved in clinical trials despite the hostile US blockade was praised Saturday in India through the Peoples Dispatch website.

Irregular pressure denounced in Brazil to purchase Covaxin vaccines

Published on: June 26, 2021
08:55

Brasilia, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Ministry Official Ricardo Miranda on Friday denounced he was abnormally pressured by senior officials in March to pass a Covaxin purchase contract.

Cuba applies over 5.2 million doses of candidate vaccines

Published on: June 25, 2021
17:00

Havana, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's authorities informed on Friday that the total number of citizens with at least one dose of the two vaccine candidates against Covid-19 Abdala and Soberana 02 reached 5,229, 916 persons.

Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccines are seen as Latin America’s hope

Published on: June 23, 2021
16:39

Mexico, June 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Covid-19 vaccines are a hope for Latin America to increase the possibilities of immunizing the population, limited by the distribution system and its costs, the Milenio newspaper highlights on Wednesday.

Qatari Emir Al Thani calls for fair Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Published on: June 22, 2021
06:51

Doha, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday urged world leaders especially those of industrialized countries to greater cooperation to fairly Covid-19 vaccine distribution.

Ecuador receives 206,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Published on: June 21, 2021
07:18

Quito, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador on Sunday received as many as 206,000 AstraZeneca vaccines doses, the ones are added to the 9/100 Vaccination Plan in order to vaccinate nine million inhabitants in just 100 days.

Global South calls for internationalism of vaccines against Covid-19

Published on: June 18, 2021
16:31

London, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Government representatives and activists from a dozen developing countries on Friday called for a more equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at a virtual summit arranged by Progressive International.

Court forces AstraZeneca to send less vaccines to the EU

Published on: June 18, 2021
16:26

Brussels, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) A Belgian judge on Friday forced AstraZeneca to deliver to the European Union (EU) 50 million doses of its vaccine against Covid-19 until September, a lower figure than the one promised by the Anglo-Swedish company.

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