Covid-19

Covid-19: AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy against Delta variant fades less than Pfizer’s – British study

The Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine is more effective in fighting Delta coronavirus cases than Oxford/AstraZeneca's, but its efficacy fades faster, a British...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil’s health regulator unanimously rejects Coronavac use in those under 18

Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency's (ANVISA) director Meiruze Sousa Freitas on Wednesday voted against the emergency use of the Coronavac vaccine...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil’s health minister says he is against mandatory mask use

Queiroga criticized the imposition of fines on people who do not wear a mask, as occurred with president Jair Bolsonaro,...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil’s ANVISA recommends Coronavac booster dose for elderly and immunosuppressed

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) on Wednesday, August 18, recommended the Ministry of Health's National Immunization Plan (PNI) to...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Sputnik Light one-dose vaccine maker claims 93.5% effectiveness in Paraguay

The Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus has reached 93.5 percent effectiveness after being used in more than 320,000 people in...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Ecuadorian vaccination critics organize to oppose mandatory immunizations

Alongside their petition to stop mandatory vaccinations in the country, Ecuador’s Working Group Against Covid Vaccination Discrimination has collated all...

August 19, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio orders vaccination for all city employees and outsourced staff

The City Hall detailed in a decree published in the Municipal Gazette that "vaccination against Covid-19 is mandatory for all...

August 18, 2021

Covid-19: In the U.S., PhDs are the the most vaccine-hesitant group of all

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There has been much debate over how to get the unvaccinated to get their jabs...

August 18, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state registers 100% ICU occupancy in 7 cities; capital at 93%

The City Hall of Teresópolis in the mountainous region is registering 100% occupancy in its hospital network, raising to 7...

August 18, 2021