Health & Science

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  The Inspire 22 Antarctic research expedition has almost reached the South Pole goal

  

  The Inspire 22 Antarctic research expedition has less than 100km to go until they reach the South Pole. The team, sponsored in part by BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting System) made up of guides, doctors and physiologists –with a teacher and engineer also joining the expedition, set off in November.

• Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Buenos Aires Province under criticism over purchase of intimate lubricant

  

  The Argentine Province of Buenos Aires ruled by the Kirchnerite Axel Kicillof has authorized the disbursement of AR$ 500 million (around US$ 1.42 million at the unofficial exchange rate) to buy intimate gel, thus sparking heavy criticism from the opposition.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Irízar's Antarctic campaign reported on schedule

  

  Argentine icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar has been reported to have completed a successful call at the Orcadas base, after which supplies were delivered to the Petrel base, as part of the 119th Antarctic Summer Campaign.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 19:07 UTC

  Circulation of Covid-19 increasing in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Tuesday warned of an increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 and insisted there was “very high circulation” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, due to which people were advised to update their vaccination scheme since immunity lasts about 4 months.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 01:49 UTC

  Financial mismanagement reported at Argentina's Health Ministry

  

  Serious irregularities have been detected by Argentina's National General Comptroller (AGN) in the handling of Health Ministry funds during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentina to receive bivalent Covid-19 vaccines in first quarter of 2023

  

  Argentina's Health Ministry Carla Vizzotti insisted that people needed to get an additional shot of Covid-19 vaccine if the last application was over 120 days ago, regardless of the number of doses taken previously, and announced the country would have bivalent vaccines available in the first quarter of 2023.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 08:05 UTC

  More funding for Argentine-developed Covid-19 booster jab

  

  Argentina's National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (Agencia I+D+i) granted funding worth AR$ 1.1 billion (around US$ 3.18 million at the unofficial exchange rate) to carry out clinical studies of phases II and III of the “ARVAC Cecilia Grierson” Covid 19 vaccine, it was reported.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 20:03 UTC

  Eight deaths reported in Uruguay of streptococcus

  

  Uruguayan health officials Thursday reported eight people have died of a strong form of streptococcus after cases were detected between Nov. 3 and Dec. 12 in the South American country.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  EU and US satellites together with BAS calibrating ice at Weddell Sea

  

  An ambitious flying campaign out of British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station over the Weddell Sea this month (December) aims to calibrate the data collected from two important satellites that monitor Antarctic sea ice.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Bird flu spreading fast in northern Chile

  

  Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service Wednesday reported 1,030 bird deaths due to avian flu in northern regions of the country, at the same time Europe goes through the worst-ever outbreak of the disease.