infants

Cuba includes pneumococcal vaccine in immunization of infants

Published on: August 30, 2024
12:40

Havana, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Health System authorities announced they will start applying the Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumosil 10- to all infants born this year.

Food crisis in Gaza hits pregnant women and women with children

Published on: July 9, 2024
13:25

Ramallah, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The food shortage suffered today by the Gaza Strip affects pregnant women and women with young children in particular, the NGO ActionAid denounced.

Panama: UNICEF warns on increase in children as irregular migrants

Published on: May 31, 2023
00:30

Panama, May 31 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned in Panama about the increase in children as irregular migrants passing through the Darien jungle.

Sen. Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media

Published on: February 8, 2023
17:03

Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) intends to make his focus in the present Congress a legislative package aimed at shielding children online, including by setting the age threshold to be on social media at 16.

Experts call for an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing

Published on: February 8, 2023
16:18

Geneva, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The milk formula marketing tactics applied by industries are abusive, so pressing and drastic measures must be taken to fight off industries´ political interference and misleading information.

Cuba promotes Covid-19 vaccination strategy for infants

Published on: May 3, 2022
07:39

Havana, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) is currently working on an immunization strategy against Covid-19 in children under two years of age with the Abdala (CIGB-66) vaccine, Verena Mucio, director of clinical research, said.

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