Tag: Vaccination

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay Wednesday became the first country in Latin America to extend its anticovid-19 vaccination campaign to children aged between 12 and 17, it was announced.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authorities.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Monday announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall not be required to be vaccinated, contrary to what had been announced last week.

• Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentine government to raid house by house looking for those who still need their second dose

  

  The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández is said to be embarking on a witch-hunt search for the unvaccinated, according to the Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

• Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina to launch local production of Sputnik V vaccine, but subject to availability of active ingredient

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Vladimir Putin of Russia are to launch Friday the beginning of local production at the South American country of the Sputnik V vaccine.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 08:26 UTC

  Vaccination campaign has reached more than half of Uruguay's population with at least one dose

  

  Uruguay's Public Health Ministry Tuesday reported that around 1,807,000 people, that is 51.15% of the country's population, have already been administered at least one dose of an anti-coronavirus vaccine.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Butantan study shows remarkable results with Brazilian produced CoronaVac immunizer

  

  The prestigious Butantan Institute Monday released the results of a study carried out between February and April 2021 among 27,000 people vaccinated with CoronaVac in Serrana, São Paulo, which showed a 95% decrease in deaths from covid-19, it was announced.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  52% of Chileans against digital mobility pass, survey finds out

  

  According to a survey released Sunday, only 45% of Chileans were in favour of the so-called mobility pass the government has been implementing since last week to grant more freedom of movement to people vaccinated with two doses of anticoronavirus immunizers.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Cases of covid-19 in Chile back on the upward trend

  

  Despite one of the strongest vaccination campaigns worldwide and particularly in South America, Chile has reported Friday several new covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours which would indicate the pandemic is back on the upward trend.