Health & Science

• Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 07:32 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina leading the combat against African Swine Fever in the continent

  

  Brazil and Argentina are leading the combat against African Swine Fever, ASF, in the continent. Last week Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, announced the allocation of US$ 500,000 to fight the disease in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, countries where a repeat of outbreaks have been reported.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 16:53 UTC

  Patents of Pfizer's pill against C-19 free for other labs to use

  

  World Health Organization (WHO) partners Unitaid have announced an agreement with the Pfizer laboratories to manufacture generic oral drugs to be used against COVID-19.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Chile to reopen additional land crossings

  

  The Chilean government Monday announced it will be reopening several land border crossings for nationals and foreigners alike as of Dec. 1, provided certain requirements are met.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel

  

  The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 16:22 UTC

  Paraguayan lab files for emergency registration of Merck's C19 pill

  

  While Merck's oral drug Molnupiravir has already been cleared by the United Kingdom to treat COVID-19, a Paraguayan laboratory has filed for its emergency registration in the South American country, Doctor María Antonieta Gamarra, head of the Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) confirmed.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 14:18 UTC

  COVID-19 cases back on the rise in Chile

  

  Chilean health authorities have reported the country is at its highest level of active cases in four months after the weekend. In this scenario, Health Minister Enrique Paris, has once again underlined the importance of preventive testing shead of the presidential, parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for Nov. 21.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 08:05 UTC

  Austria: Mandatory lockdown for all unvaxxed effective Nov. 15

  

  The Government of Austria has finally ruled in favor of a mandatory nationwide lockdown for all those unvaccinated against COVID-19, effective Nov. 15.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Glasgow's Climate Summit needs another day to agree on closing statement

  

  Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit Friday extended its closure as no consensus could be reached on the event's final day, it was reported.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Pfizer seeks clearance for Comirnaty to be used in Brazil on kids aged 5 to 11

  

  The pharmaceutical company Pfizer Friday filed an application before Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for its COVID-19 vaccine named Comirnaty to be cleared for use on patients aged 5 to 11 years old.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Colombian authorities say more vaccination is needed as number of COVID-19 cases soars

  

  Colombian health authorities Friday reported an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases -both of infections and also of deaths- and announced steps to respond accordingly where needed.