vaccination

PAHO recommends getting vaccinated against influenza

Published on: April 27, 2023
14:16

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommended today to carry out campaigns to vaccinate against influenza, mainly to groups identified as high risk.

Cuba sets to start off second polio vaccination campaign

Published on: April 24, 2023
18:10

Havana, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday began the second stage of the 62nd National Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign for children who received one dose in the first phase from February 27 to March 4.

Child vaccination in sharp decline in Latin America

Published on: April 20, 2023
15:43

Washington, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean lacks vital vaccines, indicating a decline in immunization coverage rates to levels of almost 30 years ago, Unicef reported today.

Nicaragua to begin vaccination against more than 10 diseases

Published on: April 11, 2023
09:17

Managua, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Nicaragua, through the Ministry of Health, will begin a new national vaccination campaign against more than 10 diseases, authorities reported.

Third dose of anti-Covid-19 booster to be approved in Cuba

Published on: March 29, 2023
11:13

Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health suggested approving a third booster dose against Covid-19, starting next month, local press reported today.

U.S. considers vaccinating chickens as bird flu kills millions

Published on: March 7, 2023
17:30

Washington, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The bird flu outbreak, which began early last year, is the biggest in the nation´s history, affecting over 58 million farmed birds in 47 states, as well as birds in the wild.

Chile: MINSAL reports over 2,000K Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths

Published on: March 2, 2023
16:00

Santiago de Chile, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Chile´s Health Ministry (MINSAL) on Thursday reported as many as 2,840 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths.

Cuba advances in domestic oral Polio vaccination campaign

Published on: March 1, 2023
16:59

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The first stage of the 62nd oral polio vaccination campaign that began last February 27 in Cuba is currently progressing in this central province, health officials said on Wednesday.

Polio vaccination campaign starts in Cuba

Published on: February 27, 2023
10:03

Havana, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The 62nd National Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign started simultaneously across Cuba and will be run until April to keep the country free of cases of this infectious-contagious disease.

India saved over 3.4M lives under Covid-19 vaccine campaign

Published on: February 25, 2023
08:36

New Delhi, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) India was able to save over 3.4 million lives by undertaking a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, a Stanford University report released by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya showed.

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