vaccination

Most Haitians refuse to receive vaccine against Covid-19

Published on: June 16, 2021
11:59

Port-au-Prince, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Some 76 percent of nearly 12 million Haitians refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccine, if it were available in the country, according to a survey quoted by local media on Wednesday.

Ecuador applies second phase in vaccination against Covid-19

Published on: June 15, 2021
14:20

Quito, June 15 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in Ecuador start second phase of Vaccination Plan against Covid-19 today, including people from 50 to 64 years of age.

Bolivian opposition seeks to distort fight against Covid-19

Published on: June 14, 2021
09:38

La Paz, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian opposition is currently seeking to distort President Luis Arce government´s Covid-19 vaccination plan, the Justice Ministry (MOJ) reported.

Coercive measures hinder anti-Covid vaccination in Venezuela

Published on: June 11, 2021
13:14

Caracas, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) The United States economic blockade reduces to a minimum Venezuela's access to vaccines against Covid-19 by hindering the regular channels to pay for those supplies, a specialized source said on Friday.

French groups donate one million syringes for vaccination in Cuba

Published on: June 10, 2021
11:57

Paris, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The solidarity campaign carried out by the Cuba Linda and France Cuba associations to support Covid-19 vaccination in the Caribbean nation exceeded 80,000 euros, equivalent to more than one million syringes, on Thursday.

EU approves temporal suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents

Published on: June 10, 2021
08:32

Brussels, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The European Parliament approved a resolution for the temporal suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents, as per a statement.

French communists welcome campaign to support vaccination in Cuba

Published on: June 10, 2021
07:27

Paris, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Fabien Roussel, National Secretary of the French Communist Party, on Thursday welcomed a campaign on French soil to support the purchase of syringes destined to the Covid-19 vaccination in Cuba, an initiative he described as beautiful.

PAHO warns about slow pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the Americas

Published on: June 10, 2021
07:25

Washington, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne called attention to the slow rate of Covid-19 vaccination in Latin American and the Caribbean and warned that controlling the virus could take years if current trend continues.

PAHO favors shutting down several Dominican territories

Published on: June 8, 2021
10:56

Santo Domingo, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) considered that, due to the current increase in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic, the government must shut down several provinces and implement teleworking in those territories.

Cuban vaccine Soberana 02 control group receives vaccination

Published on: June 7, 2021
14:23

Havana, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Members of the control group (placebo) of the Phase III clinical trial of Soberana 02 Covid-19 vaccine candidate receive immunization as of Monday, as part of that study starting in March in eight Havana municipalities.

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