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FDA approves first GSK shot for alder adults

Published on: May 3, 2023
15:22

Washington, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Following a 60-year scientific quest, the world has its first vaccine to protect from respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV) and more are on the way. On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new GSK-made Arexvy vaccine, which is designed to be given as a single shot to adults 60 and older.

Cuba to administer Covid-19 booster shot to pregnant women

Published on: December 29, 2022
11:27

Havana, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Cuba (CIGB) reported on Thursday that a booster shot against Covid-19 will be administered to pregnant women in their last quarter of pregnancy.

Immunization against Covid in Japan reaches 70 percent of population

Published on: October 26, 2021
13:19

Tokyo, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) After a slow beginning, over 70 percent of the Japanese population has been completely vaccinated against Covid-19, the government reported on Tuesday.

Over 104 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Brazil

Published on: October 17, 2021
09:18

Brasilia, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) A total of 104,005,629 people have been completely immunized against Covid-19 in Brazil, that is, 48.76 percent of a population of more than 213 million inhabitants.

Pending Covid-19 vaccination guaranteed in Cuba

Published on: October 4, 2021
14:28

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Those people who were not able to be immunized against Covid-19 in Cuba within schedule for different reasons are currently being vaccinated in centralized vaccinatation centers across the country, according to an official source.

Some 84.3% of Cubans has received one shot of Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: October 2, 2021
12:42

Havana, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported that 84.3 percent of the Cuban population (9,434,924 people) has received at least a first shot of Covid-19 home-made vaccines.

Cuba has administered more than 19 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Published on: September 25, 2021
01:00

Havana, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba had administered 19,392,280 doses of the national Covid-19 vaccines until September 22, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Friday.

Another shipment of Sputnik V vaccines arrives in Sri Lanka

Published on: September 19, 2021
10:15

Colombo, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka on Sunday received another shipment Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V, which arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, in Colombo.

China confirms effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccine booster shot

Published on: September 8, 2021
11:36

Beijing, Sept 8 (Prensa Latina) Chinese scientists confirmed that administering the CanSinoBio Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot to those who had received two doses of a different vaccine is effective to fight SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus mutations, the press reported on Wednesday.

Covid-19 vaccination among Cuban children to be divided in age groups

Published on: September 6, 2021
14:34

Havana, Sept 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban children between 11 and 18 years of age will receive the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in the next few days to be immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, experts reported on Monday.

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