Tag: Ximena Aguilera

• Monday, January 8th 2024 - 12:20 UTC

  Chile's health minister wants people to show up for vaccination against Covid-19

  

  Chile's Health Minister Ximena Aguilera launched an appeal to the citizenry to update their vaccination schedules given the appearance of the JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also known as Pirola, of which an outbreak is feared after the strain was detected in over 40 countries.

• Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 09:34 UTC

  Facemasks return to Chilean schools due to syncytial virus

  

  Chilean authorities Tuesday reinstated the mandatory use of facemasks at Chilean schools at least until Aug. 31 as a result of the “largest outbreak [of the syncytial virus] we have had on record,” Health Minister Ximena Aguilera announced.