Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  Chilean zoo vaccinates animals against COVID-19

  

  In addition to having staged one of the most prolific anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on humans, Chile now intends to expand that achievement onto other living beings after three lions, three tigers, three pumas, and an orangutan have been injected at Santiago's Buin Zoo.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentine province announces restrictive measures to curb spread of Omicron

  

  The Argentina province of Córdoba has announced a series of restrictions in an attempt to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has been expanding rapidly, it was reported.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Airlines cancel about 4,500 flights worldwide due to Omicron variant

  

  Some 4,500 commercial flights have been canceled or rescheduled over the weekend worldwide as crews were affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which left airlines short of staff to handle the sudden crisis.

• Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory

  

  The Government of Ecuador has decided to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory, except for people with a medical condition that renders the shot counterproductive, it was announced Thursday.

• Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Chile to start applying fourth dose of COVID-19 vax in 2022

  

  Chilean health authorities Thursday announced a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine is to be administered to people over 60 years old, while a survey has shown an overwhelming support for mandatory vaccination at workplaces.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Life expectancy falls in the US due to COVID-19

  

  A report released Wednesday has shown that life expectancy in the United States has dropped in a way unseen since World War II as a consequence of the spread of COVID-19.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  WHO issues emergency approval for Novavax

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC

  Uruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates

  

  Uruguay Tuesday became the fifth country to join the European Union's covid-19 certificate program. It is also South America's first.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 13:01 UTC

  Biden outlines new COVID-19 situation in the US amid Omicron

  

  US President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the new Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 was something “we should all be concerned about,” but it was nothing to panic for those fully vaccinated. ”If you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” he added.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 10:35 UTC

  Former GACH expert against Uruguay's easing on COVID-19 measures

  

  Uruguayan COVID-19 expert Rafael Radi, a former coordinator of the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH), has said in an interview that eliminating the second PCR test for those arriving into his country was a “somewhat bold” measure he would have not recommended.