Health & Science

Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
European agency green-lights Pfizer COVID-19 pill

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Thursday announced it had approved the use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, which has thus become the first oral treatment cleared for use in the European Union. The new drug is a combination of the molecule PF-07321332 and the HIV antiviral Ritonavir.
Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Number of COVID-19 cases goes up in the Americas, PAHO says

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday that a 32% increase in COVID-19 cases had been reported in the Americas during the past week, which represented around 8 million new infections.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 20:21 UTC
COVID-19 hospitalizations pushing Brazil's health system to its limits

Brazil's National Council of Secretaries of Health (Conass) Wednesday reported that intensive care units (ICUs) at eight States were full up to over 80% of their capacity with COVID-19 patients and that the situation was likely to worsen in the coming days.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Over 50% of Uruguayans have received a booster dose of vaccine

Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado Tuesday encouraged more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Health Ministry announced 50.08% of the population has already taken a third dose immunizer against the virus.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Paraguayan President to skip Prosur Summit due to COVID-19

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday announced he shall not be attending the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur) because he continues to be down with COVID-19, but will participate in the event in a virtual manner.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
No more PCR tests for fully vaccinated Argentines to return

Argentina's health authorities have decided to stop requiring a negative PCR test on national citizens and residents entering the country as of Jan. 29, it was announced Tuesday. Other lighter measures will also become effective that day.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Covid-19: 21 million new cases and 50,000 deaths globally in week Jan 17/23

Globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased in the past week (17-23 January 2022) by 5%, while the number of new deaths remained similar to that reported during the previous week. Across the six WHO regions, over 21 million new cases were reported this week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.
Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 21:04 UTC
EU decides to focus on travelers instead of on where they come from

European authorities finally decided to drop the contagion map approach to decide who gets in and who gets out of the bloc and switch to a coordinated mechanism based on each individual's vaccination status against COVID-19, the European Council announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Shrimp migrations in Argentine Sea to be monitored

The Mar del Plata-based National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (Inidep), began the campaign aimed at establishing the migrations of shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) in the Argentine Sea.
Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
UK to lift all restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists next month

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday called on all foreign tourists to visit the country as testing and quarantine restrictions will end shortly for fully vaccinated visitors.