Health & Science

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Chilean scientists discover new bird species in sub-Antarctic island, 100km south of Cape Horn

  

  Amazed Chilean scientists have identified a new bird species, the Sub-Antarctic rayadito in the Diego Ramirez Islands that lie 100 kilometers from southern Chile's Cape Horn.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers

  

  Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Friday.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Moderna sues Pfizer/Biontech over Covid-19 vax patent

  

  US pharmaceutical company Moderna Friday sued Pfizer / BioNTech over patent ownership infringement regarding the COVID-19 RNA vaccine

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 17:46 UTC

  Brazil greenlights import of vaccine, drug against monkeypox

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday cleared the Health Ministry in separate but unanimous decisions to import and use the Jynneos / Imvanex vaccine and the drug Tecovirimat, both against monkeypox.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Paraguay: First case of monkeypox confirmed

  

  Paraguayan health authorities Thursday confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the South American country. It was an adult male patient of Paraguayan nationality with a travel history, it was reported. Meanwhile, 17 suspected cases were ruled out.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  11-yr-old girl among confirmed cases of monkeypox in Bolivia

  

  Bolivian health authorities Wednesday announced that an 11-year-old girl in the department of Cochabamba was among the 49 confirmed cases in the country of monkeypox, a malady that usually affects male adults.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 21:10 UTC

  Uruguay stops requesting Covid-19 affidavit at its borders

  

  Uruguayan authorities have announced they would no longer require affidavits from incoming travelers attesting to their health covid-19-wise, in addition to granting tax exemptions on hotel and restaurant bills to foreign visitors, effective as of next month.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Patients with monkeypox die in Cuba, Mexico

  

  Cuba and Mexico have joined the list of countries such as Brazil, Peru, and Spain, where people with monkeypox have died, it was reported Tuesday. Worldwide, there have been 41,664 cases and 12 deaths.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 18:51 UTC

  Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country after 38 suspected cases were ruled out.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  RRS Attenborough calls at Belfast to pick up a new crew before further scientific research

  

  After a long season in Antarctica, Falkland Islands' flagged exploration ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has docked in Belfast for the first time, to pick up new crew members ahead of carrying out further scientific studies around the UK coastline. The state of the art vessel is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey.