Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain approves Moderna's “#bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine

  

  British health authorities Monday greenlighted the use of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine with a new formula designed to fight old strains as well as new variations in what has been dubbed a “bivalent” approach and will be used primarily as a booster for people aged 50 and over starting in the fall.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 20:44 UTC

  New disease caused by animal-borne virus reported in China

  

  Scientists have reported the detection in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan of 35 cases of human infection caused by a new Henipavirus-type virus of animal origin causing fever, tiredness, and cough among other symptoms.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Uruguayan judge who halted vaccination under scrutiny

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has launched an inquiry against Judge Alejandro Recarey for his July 7 decision to halt vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged 5 to 13 to determine which course of action to take regarding the magistrate's future.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 20:39 UTC

  Travel resumes to Easter Island, albeit under strict protocols

  

  Travel resumed to Easter Island last week after COVID-19 restrictions. Last weekend, the second regular flight was performed, thus reopening one of the most iconic tourist routes after sanitary measures halted all commercial airline services.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazil launches multi-vaccination campaign

  

  In a move to make up for time lost during COVID-19 lockdowns, Brazilian health authorities Sunday launched a multi-vaccination campaign focused on polio and other diseases targetting children and adolescents who have failed to take the immunizers.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:36 UTC

  COVID-19 infections on the rise in Chile

  

  Some schools in Antofagasta were reported to have suspended on-site classes as the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide continues to grow.

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:23 UTC

  Many Mexicans showed persistent sequelae from COVID-19

  

  A survey from Mexico's Health Ministry released this week has shown that over one-third of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 still have recurrent problems known as “persistent sequelae” despite having overcome the disease.

• Monday, August 1st 2022 - 21:20 UTC

  COVID-19 cases on the rise in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities have reported over the weekend a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide last week (52,745 ), a 26% increase over the previous week.

• Monday, August 1st 2022 - 07:42 UTC

  New Zealand fully reopens borders to build back from COVID isolation

  

  The Government of New Zealand has fully reopened its borders effective August 1 to foreign visitors, thus ending the sanitary restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. The South Pacific country had one of the toughest travel regimes imposed on health grounds globally. Before Covid-19, tourism accounted for 5.5% of New Zealand's GDP.

• Monday, August 1st 2022 - 07:00 UTC

  Biden tests positive again for COVID-19 after just a few days

  

  US President Joseph Biden has tested positive again for COVID-19, the White House reported. According to his head physician, he “continues to feel well” and is asymptomatic but will nonetheless work from isolation.