Updated on 11/25/2021 05:21 pm Chile announced this Thursday that it will begin to vaccinate against the COVID-19 to children from the age of three, in a new expansion of the vaccination program in the country, where already more than 90% of the target population is immunized with the full schedule. The Chilean Public Health […]
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Coronavirus pandemic caused more than 1,500,000 people to lose their jobs
The coronavirus pandemic caused more than 1,500,000 people to lose their jobs in 2020, said Diego Macera Poli, director of the BCRP during his presentation on the world economic outlook during the inauguration of the 32nd Northern Business Meeting. “This means a 13% loss of formal and informal work compared to 2019. In formal work […]
Vaccines have saved 470,000 lives among people over 60 in Europe
Vaccines against COVID-19 have saved around 470,000 lives among those over 60 years of age in Europe, according to a study released by the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, which does not include the lives saved by vaccinating people under 60 years of age or by the indirect effect of […]
“Imperfect democracies”, concern for the new president of the Inter-American Court
The “imperfect democracies” and the consequences that the most vulnerable groups suffer from the pandemic of the COVID-19 are some of the concerns that the Uruguayan Ricardo Pérez Manrique maintains, who has just been elected president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court of Human Rights). Days after learning about the decision adopted […]
German Health Minister Issues Stern Warning Against New Wave of COVID-19
Updated on 11/22/2021 06:55 pm At the gates of a fourth wave of coronavirus on Germany, the European country’s Health Minister issued a harsh warning on Monday. “By the end of this winter, everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, recovered or dead,” Jens Spahn told a news conference in Berlin. Cases in the European country […]
Should everyone get a coronavirus vaccine booster? The experts are divided
USA should in a few days generalize access to booster vaccines against coronavirus beyond the immunosuppressed, the elderly and high-risk sectors. In the context of resurgence of infections, many scientists believe the time is right for change, although some have expressed doubts, as the original vaccines still hold up well against severe cases of the […]
Rising gas prices threaten survival of Venice glassblowers
Updated on 11/21/2021 03:30 am The glassblowers of the small island of Murano, in the lagoon of Venice, have long been famous for the colors and sophistication of their art, but the global rise in gas prices is making it difficult to maintain furnaces, threatening their survival. Since glassmaking began on the island in the […]
What were all of Bill Gates’ moves during the COVID-19 pandemic?
“There may be a virus with which people feel good enough while they are infected to get on a plane or go to the supermarket and that would spread it around the world very quickly”, was the prediction issued by Bill Gates in 2015. That warning came in the middle of the Ebola outbreak, but […]
China’s anti-COVID ‘app’: weapon to restrict dissidents’ travel?
The anti-COVID health code on Chinese lawyer Xie Yang’s cell phone changed from normal green to dangerous red shortly before he set out on a trip to Shanghai to visit the mother of Zhang Zhan, a now-incarcerated woman who reported from Wuhan of the early stages of the pandemic. The color change prevented Xie from […]
Heidrick & Struggles: more CEOs join the ‘Great Resignation’
CEO turnover skyrocketed in the first half of 2021 as companies turned to new talent to navigate the aftermath of the pandemic in COVID-19 and the CEO stressed out they sought a career change, according to a study by recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles. The findings illustrate how CEOs are not immune from the burnout […]