Covid-19: Chile’s elderly begin receiving 3rd CoronaVac booster dose
Chile on Wednesday began administering Covid-19 booster shots to people previously immunized with the CoronaVac vaccine, in a bid to...
August 12, 2021Section
Covid-19
Brazil’s private clinics look for ways to participate in Covid-19 vaccination
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After plans to buy India's Covaxin vaccine fell through in the wake of a series...
August 12, 2021
Covid-19: Bolivia reports 27 deaths and investigates fake vaccination certificates
The new figures released by the Ministry of Health total 18,109 deaths and 480,229 infections since March 2020, when the...
August 12, 2021
Brazil registers 32,443 new cases and 975 Covid deaths (August 11)
Brazil on Wednesday reported 975 new deaths as a result of Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the...
August 11, 2021
Nearly four million people in food insecurity in Honduras, says FAO
Some 3.9 million people are food insecure in Honduras due to the covid-19 pandemic and the effects of tropical storms...
August 11, 2021
Less than 20% of the Latin American population has been fully vaccinated against Covid
During the organization's weekly press conference, the official described the disparity between those who can and cannot access vaccines as...
August 11, 2021
Russia says Sputnik V is only 83% effective against Delta variant
The Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, is about 83% effective against the delta variant first identified in India.
August 11, 2021
Covid-19: In Brazil, there are 570 confirmed cases of Delta coronavirus variant
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has 570 confirmed cases of people infected with variant delta of the new coronavirus....
August 11, 2021
Bharat Biotech could be declared ineligible in Brazil, says Covid CPI deputy chair
The vice-chairman of Covid's CPI, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Speech-AP), said in an interview Wednesday that the Indian company Bharat Biotech,...
August 11, 2021