Tag: COVID-19

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Biden administration extends COVID-19 emergency

  

  President Joseph Biden's administration Thursday announced an extension for 90 more days of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration. The measure has been in practice since January 2020.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazilian gov't releases pediatric COVID-19 vax

  

  Brazilian health authorities have released Pfizer's pediatric Covid-19 vaccine to be applied to children aged 6 months or older who have comorbidities, it was announced Thursday.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 08:49 UTC

  PAHO sends help to Venezuelan town hit by mudslides

  

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday announced it was sending “medicines and medical supplies” to the Venezuelan town of Las Tejerías, in the State of Aragua state (central-north), where the number of fatalities has been updated to 43 following mudslides from heavy rains.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Uruguayan children going through more emotional problems than ever before

  

  An Uruguayan School of Medicine professor said local children were going through additional mental health issues since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 00:01 UTC

  Other brands of Covid-19 vax just as good for breastfeeding immunization, Argentine study finds

  

  Argentine researchers have conducted studies that would prove that women vaccinated with Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, and Sputnik V would pass on immunity against COVID-19 to their children through breast milk.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  OPEC+ puts pressure on western countries with strict output cut

  

  The price of gas at pumps for drivers worldwide might soon go up once again after OPEC+ countries at a meeting in Vienna agreed on to deepest production cut since the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Cruise ship line announces no more COVID-19 protocols onboard

  

  A leading cruise company has announced it will no longer be requiring passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to wear facemasks while onboard effective October 4.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax to begin human testing

  

  A drug against Covid-19 developed at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will begin testing with a group of 432 volunteers, it was announced Monday.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Peru vaccinates u-5s against COVID-19

  

  Peruvian health authorities began vaccinating children under five years of age Sunday against COVID-19 with pediatric doses available in Lima and Callao.

• Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 19:23 UTC

  Peruvians allowed to take off their facemasks indoors, but

  

  Peruvian health authorities announced that face coverings will no longer be mandatory in indoor settings nationwide, except in hospitals, public transport, and among people with respiratory symptoms.