Health & Science

Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Airlines cancel about 4,500 flights worldwide due to Omicron variant

Some 4,500 commercial flights have been canceled or rescheduled over the weekend worldwide as crews were affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which left airlines short of staff to handle the sudden crisis.
Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory

The Government of Ecuador has decided to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory, except for people with a medical condition that renders the shot counterproductive, it was announced Thursday.
Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Pele discharged yet again from Sao Paulo clinic after going through “chemo”

Brazilian football legend star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been released Thursday from the Albert Einstein Clinic in Sao Paulo after two weeks, in order to continue his treatment for colon tumor at home.
Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Chile to start applying fourth dose of COVID-19 vax in 2022

Chilean health authorities Thursday announced a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine is to be administered to people over 60 years old, while a survey has shown an overwhelming support for mandatory vaccination at workplaces.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Life expectancy falls in the US due to COVID-19

A report released Wednesday has shown that life expectancy in the United States has dropped in a way unseen since World War II as a consequence of the spread of COVID-19.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
WHO issues emergency approval for Novavax

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 08:45 UTC
66-million-year-old fossil dinosaur embryo found in China

Chinese researchers have found a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo. The egg was in all likelihood preserved by a sudden landslide that buried it, according to scientists. The discovery is also said to shed some light on the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC
Uruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates

Uruguay Tuesday became the fifth country to join the European Union's covid-19 certificate program. It is also South America's first.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 13:01 UTC
Biden outlines new COVID-19 situation in the US amid Omicron

US President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the new Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 was something “we should all be concerned about,” but it was nothing to panic for those fully vaccinated. ”If you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” he added.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 10:35 UTC
Former GACH expert against Uruguay's easing on COVID-19 measures

Uruguayan COVID-19 expert Rafael Radi, a former coordinator of the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH), has said in an interview that eliminating the second PCR test for those arriving into his country was a “somewhat bold” measure he would have not recommended.