Health & Science

Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Moderna's pediatrics vax to become available in Argentina later this month

Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Friday announced her country was about to receive the first batch of 1,400,000 doses of Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to be applied to children between six months and three years of age.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
New bird species spotted in northern Argentina

The red-winged brant (Myiozetetes cayanensis), a member of the brant family that had never before been recorded in Argentina, has been sighted in Iguazú, in the province of Misiones, by a Paraguayan tourist who alerted forest rangers about his findings.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Uruguayan official says judge's ruling on vax was “nonsense”

Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado Thursday admitted that “rulings are obeyed, but they can be criticized and this ruling is nonsense.” He made those remarks after Surrogate Judge Alejandro Recarey ordered vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged under 13 years of age to be halted.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
New species of Patagonian dinosaur described by scientists

The prestigious Current Biology journal Thursday carried a report on findings by Scientists in Argentina regarding a new giant carnivorous dinosaur found in the country, which has been named “Meraxes.”
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 17:58 UTC
A judge in Uruguay has prohibited Covid vaccines for children; Health Ministry complies with the ruling

In a Montevideo court, judge Alejandro Recarey notified his final ruling on the appeal for protection filed to stop the vaccination against covid-19 in minors under 13 years of age in Uruguay.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Demonstration against Pfizer vaccines staged in Montevideo amidst court hearing

A group of Uruguayan anti-vaccine protesters gathered Wednesday at the courthouse doorstep in support of Surrogate Judge Alejandro Recarey's decision earlier this week to request information from the Health Ministry (MSP) and the Pfizer laboratory regarding anti-COVID-19 vaccines.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
COVID-19 vaccination in Rio going on... but slowly

Rio de Janeiro city health authorities Wednesday explained vaccination against COVID-19was going on at a pace slower than they would hope for, amid reports of a growing number of cases and the appearance of more contagious variants.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:09 UTC
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reaches 106

Brazilian health authorities Wednesday confirmed the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide had reached 106, with 75 of them in São Paulo and 20 in Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Peru returns to blanket mandatory wearing of facemasks

Peruvian health authorities Monday reinstated the mandatory wearing of facemasks both in indoor and outdoor settings in light of the fourth wave of COVID-19 hitting the country.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguayan judge demands explanations regarding Pfizer's COVID-19 vax

An Uruguayan court has ruled that the national government and the laboratory Pfizer must disclose during a hearing this coming Wednesday the exact components of the COVID-19 vaccine of that brand which is widely used throughout the country.