Novartis’ Covid treatment shows positive trial results
pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced today, January 10, positive results in Phase 2 trials of a new antiviral treatment against COVID-19
January 10, 2022Section
Life & Society
Brazil’s health minister says Omicron causing uncertainty, but doesn’t expect explosion in hospitalizations
Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Monday that the Ômicron variant of the coronavirus generates a scenario of uncertainty
January 10, 2022
Brazil: Heavy rains put 138 towns in Minas Gerais state in distress
A heavy rainstorm continued to lash the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in the southeast of the country, where at...
January 10, 2022
Cyprus identifies “Deltacron,” variant combining Delta and Omicron
Cyprus, a European country on the Mediterranean Sea, announced this weekend that it has identified a new variant of the...
January 10, 2022
Brazil’s Fiocruz begins production of 100% national Covid vaccine this Monday
This Monday, January 10, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will begin production of a 100% national vaccine against Covid-19.
January 10, 2022
Brazil’s health regulator urges government to review restrictions on travelers from 6 African countries
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) on Friday, January 7, advised the federal government's Interministerial Committee
January 10, 2022
At least eight dead and more than 30 injured after landslide in Brazil
At least seven people died, more than 30 were injured, and three others are still missing in Brazil after a...
January 8, 2022
Fiocruz projects to deliver first 100% Brazilian-made vaccine doses in February
Fiocruz projects the delivery of the first doses produced with the national input to the Ministry of Health in February...
January 8, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro pressures; Army prepares note to ‘clarify’ that it did not enforce vaccination
Due to political pressure from the Jair Bolsonaro government, the Army Command decided to prepare a note to clarify the...
January 8, 2022