Tag: Vaccination

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Austria's Chancellor who decreed full vaccination resigns

  

  Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has been nominated to take over as leader of the conservative People's Party, which will most likely make him the country's next Chancellor (or head of government) following Thursday's abrupt decision by Alexander Schallenberg to resign.

• Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Argentine Health Pass to be ready “next week,” minister says

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Thursday announced the Government's Health Pass will be ready next week. The permit, which will ban those who lack it from accessing certain activities, is regarded as an incentive for people to take their COVID-19 vaccines.

• Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Former GACH members urge Uruguayans to take third doses of vaccine

  

  Former members of Uruguay's Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) have recommended a third dose of vaccine against COVID-19 in addition to inoculating children aged 5 to 11.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil reports first two cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday reported having detected the first two local cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which are also the first two infections of this kind in the entire South American continent.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  “Vaccine”, word of the year for Merriam-Webster: Lookups soar plus a more precise definition

  

  The Merriam-Webster dictionary selected “vaccine” as the word of 2021. The publishing company noted that the word holds particular significance both as a medical term and a vehicle for ideological conflict. Likewise, interest in vaccines started high and grew during the course of 2021.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay's strategy against Omicron is to just be alert, President says

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday said his Government had no specific strategy against the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, other than “being alert.”

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentine Health Pass coming up, mandatory vaccination not compulsory “for now”

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti has admitted a Health Pass was coming up effective Dec. 1 as new strains of the coronavirus were being detected in other continents. The new pass would be mandatory for higher risk activities, events involving large crowds and indoor gatherings for people aged 13 and over.

• Friday, November 26th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Chile lowers vaccination age for children down to the age of 3

  

  Chilean health authorities have allowed children from the age of 3 onwards to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Chinese-developed Sinovac drugs, the one most widely used on adults in the country, it was announced Thursday.

• Friday, November 26th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  Pfizer's vaccine makes it through to Canadian and European children

  

  Canada Wednesday began vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19 in the French-speaking Quebec, while Ontario officially launched its campaign Thursday.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 18:52 UTC

  Vaccination certificates to lose validity in EU after 9 months

  

  The European Union continues to make vaccination against COVID-19 or recovery thereof a decisive factor when it comes down to foreign travel either within the bloc or abroad, according to announcements made Thursday in Brussels.