VACCINES

WTO insists on equitable access to vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:44

Geneva, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday called for an urgent response to a multilateral solution in order to guarantee a more equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.

G7 bows to back support Covax mechanism for more Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:36

London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Seven (G7) pledged Wednesday to further financially contribute to WHO´s Covax mechanism created so as to fairly distribute coronavirus vaccines.

WHO confirms Sinopharm vaccine efficacy in Peru

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:33

Lima, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Sinopharm vaccine´s effectiveness confirmation proved wrong a smear campaign against the immunizer, hampering its supply to Peru, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) that checked that vaccine's quality (91% efficacy).

Bolivia confirms contacts with Russia to produce Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 3, 2021
15:49

La Paz, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Benjamin Blanco, on Monday confirmed that plans are underway to produce Russian Covid-19 vaccines in the country.

Turkish press reports Cuban vaccines will be available in summer

Published on: May 3, 2021
15:06

Ankara, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will have two vaccines against Covid-19 available in the summer, said an official source in exclusive statements published on Monday by the Turkish Anatolia agency.

Dominican Rep. moves on second coronavirus vaccination phase

Published on: May 1, 2021
08:19

Santo Domingo, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña on Friday announced that her country will mover on the second phase of coronavirus vaccination, with the inclusion of people over 50 years of age.

Brazil to receive first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses

Published on: April 29, 2021
10:23

Brasilia, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Brazil will receive Thursday the first batch of one million of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine doses.

UN stresses need for information access amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: April 29, 2021
10:14

United Nations, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) In the context of the pandemic, access to reliable information is more than a basic human right. It can be a matter of life and death, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres said.

Argentina interested in collaborating with Cuban vaccine production

Published on: April 29, 2021
08:48

Buenos Aires, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá on Wednesday announced his country´s possibility of collaborating with a proposal to finance a quick process for Cuban vaccine production.

Death of founder of Cuba’s biotechnology mourned

Published on: April 28, 2021
13:45

Havana, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's scientific community is mourning the death of Dr. Gustavo Sierra, founder of biotechnology in the country, the precursor of major breakthroughs in that field and a professor of the young generations.

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