Updated on 01/13/2022 03:19 pm Nearly 100 million doses of donated COVID-19 vaccines with a short shelf life were rejected by poor countries in December, the UN said on Thursday. The World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly accused rich countries of hoarding vaccines and giving poor countries vaccines close to their expiration date, which it […]
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Can cigarette smoke spread COVID-19?
Updated on 01/13/2022 10:08 am COVID-19 infections are on the rise, the world’s health networks have reported that in the last 24 hours there were almost 3.4 million cases in a context that the omicron variant has become the dominant one. The authorities seek to slow this trend with preventive measures to avoid exposure to […]
COVID-19 breaks out in Argentina, but nothing stops vacationers
During the summer holidays, Argentina is listed as the Latin American country with the highest number of new COVID-19 infections. But without a higher incidence of mortality, the beaches have been filled with tourists eager to leave the bad times of the quarantine behind. Mar del Plata, a traditional summer destination on the Atlantic coast, […]
Ómicron: how long does it take for a patient to stop infecting?
In most of the world, the cases of COVID-19 infections have increased, especially after the arrival of omicron, the new variant of the virus. The spread of omicron it was rapid and, so far, it appears that the symptoms are less severe than other variants. According to the BBC, now with the anticovid vaccines, people […]
When does a person sick with COVID stop being contagious?
Many countries in the world are seeing a drastic increase in the number of cases of COVID, powered by omicron, the new variant of the virus. But as omicron spreads, it seems to be becoming clear that the symptoms and disease it causes are less severe than those caused by its predecessors, according to the […]
The US faces its biggest wave of infections confused by health guidelines
While U.S faces a record wave of infections and hospitalizations due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the country’s health authorities are in the spotlight due to the confusion around the days of isolation and the use of masks. The contradictory messages were repeated this Wednesday at the weekly White House press conference on […]
Bolivian Marcela Escobari assumes the leadership of USAID for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Bolivian Marcela escobari assumed as deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Latin America and the Caribbean, after being confirmed in December by the Senate and after taking office during the Obama era. “It is a privilege to have a leader like Marcela at USAID,” said the agency’s chief, […]
Study in the US shows that patients with omicron are hospitalized less and for less time
A preliminary study of U.S in almost 70,000 people positive for COVID-19 showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization and death from the omicron variant even after controlling for increasing immunity levels in the population. People infected with omicron were half as likely to be hospitalized, about 75% less likely to need intensive care, and […]
COVID-19: thousands seek vaccination in Quebec after threat of tax on the unimmunized
Thousands of people have requested the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 in Quebec (Canada), after the provincial authorities announced that they are considering imposing a special tax on those who are not immunized. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé tweeted on Wednesday that appointments for first doses continue to rise and that after adding […]
What is the most aggressive variant of COVID-19 and what does the WHO say about all strains?
Updated on 01/12/2022 06:42 am More than two years have passed since the SARS-CoV-2 came into the life of humans. Like all viruses, this one began to mutate and the changes were alerting the World Health Organization (WHO). Most of these changes have little or no effect on the properties of the virus. However, some […]