Coronavirus Delta variant at least as contagious as chickenpox – CDC
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), fully vaccinated people can spread the pathogen, first...
July 30, 2021Section
Covid-19
Panama has 34.4% of its population vaccinated against Covid with one dose
Up to July 24, Panama was ranked along with Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica among the countries in which over...
July 30, 2021
Brazil’s favelas will have mass vaccination against Covid-19 for the first time
Hope has taken hold of Maré. The largest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro had this Thursday the first...
July 30, 2021
Brazil registers 42,283 new cases and 1,318 Covid deaths (July 29)
Brazil on Thursday reported 1,318 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the...
July 29, 2021
Panamanian Ombudsman warns of difficulty of vaccinating migrants in transit
Panama's ombudsman said the vaccination of migrants in transit is important, but unlikely to be carried out as they pass...
July 29, 2021
Portugal announces suspension of Covid-19 restrictions with three-step plan
Portugal on Thursday announced a three-step plan to suspend Covid-19 restrictions, including an end to nighttime curfews
July 29, 2021
Chile registers less than 2% positivity rate and drop in ICU patients
"The favorable evolution of the past few weeks has led to a reduction in the number of ICU patients to...
July 29, 2021
Pfizer’s 3rd dose; immune Chile; and other Covid-related facts in the Americas
Pfizer's insistence on the need for a 3rd dose to protect against the Covid-19 Delta variant was the focus of...
July 29, 2021
Uruguay records no intensive care hospitalizations for Covid-19 in 240 days
A report by the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI) shows no admissions were reported on Wednesday, in addition...
July 29, 2021