VACCINES

Brazil receives 2.4 million Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses

Published on: June 3, 2021
07:21

Brasilia, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Brazil will receive as many as 2.4 million of anti-Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses.

UNICEF concerned about increased child malnutrition in Haiti

Published on: June 3, 2021
07:20

Panama, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF's Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Jean Gough on Wednesday assured that the number of under-fives with severe acute malnutrition in Haiti could double in 2021.

Cuban biotechnology: Sword and shield against Covid-19

Published on: June 3, 2021
07:15

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Five vaccine candidates, immunomodulators, antiviral products, anti-inflammatories, serological or molecular diagnostics and medical teams are currently making up the 27 projects developed by Cuba to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spain announces Covid-19 aid for Latin America

Published on: June 2, 2021
16:06

Madrid, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish government on Wednesday announced an aid of 15 million vaccines for Latin American countries to help them fight the SARS- CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cuba praises UNICEF’s work during the Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: June 2, 2021
07:49

United Nations, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday highlighted the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) support in favor of child welfare amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Int’l institutions advocate for more equitable vaccine distribution

Published on: June 2, 2021
07:48

Washington, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have called for a much more equitable Covid-19 vaccines distribution, to speed up medical supplies distribution and to boost global economic growth, according to a joint statement.

China insists on separating SARS-CoV-2 research from politics

Published on: May 31, 2021
11:28

Beijing, May 31 (Prensa Latina) China called to separate politics from the research on the origin of SARS-CoV-2, and criticized the United States for manipulating the hypothesis that the virus escape from a lab.

Argentina’s Health Minister labels visits to Cuba, Mexico productive

Published on: May 30, 2021
14:08

Buenos Aires, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Minister of Health, Carla Vizzoti, today described the visits to Mexico and Cuba as very productive and said whe hoped to help speed up the process of the Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates.

India to have 120 million Covid-19 vaccines available in June

Published on: May 30, 2021
12:10

New Delhi, May 30 (Prensa Latina) India will have around 120 million doses of vaccines available in June for the national immunization program against Covid-19, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry reported on Sunday.

Cuba, Argentina termed fruitful exchange on anti-Covid-19 candidates

Published on: May 29, 2021
08:46

Havana, May 29 (Prensa Latina) The BioCubaFarma Business Group described the meeting held Friday with Argentina´s Health Minister Carla Vizzoti, visiting Cuba to learn about progress of anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidates, as fruitful.

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