USA announced the guidelines that will mark its opening of air borders to travelers vaccinated against the COVID-19 starting next November 8, and confirmed that it will make exceptions for children and for some citizens of about 50 countries with insufficient access to vaccines. The Government also clarified that foreign travelers who are vaccinated with […]
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Brazilian government says it cannot give up mining and highways in the Amazon
The government of Brazil is committed by law to the preservation of 80% of its AmazonBut it cannot give up road construction and mining in the world’s largest rainforest, said Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao. “We cannot abandon the possibility of exploiting the great mining wealth of the Amazon. It is obvious that this exploitation […]
European Medicines Agency launches accelerated review of Merck’s anti-COVID-19 pill
Updated 10/25/2021 08:32 am The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it has launched the accelerated review of the antiviral pill against COVID-19 from the American pharmaceutical company Merck, an easy-to-administer drug crucial in the fight against the pandemic. “The EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) launched an ongoing review of the […]
IATA Sees “Unacceptable” Trend of Increase in Taxes and Air Fares in Latin America
The countries of Latin America show a growing trend of raising taxes and fees on air activity, at a time when the sector is recovering from the crisis caused by the pandemic of the COVID-19 that will keep it in deficit in the coming years, said the main trade body of the industry. The International […]
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and protects children ages 6 to 11
Updated 10/25/2021 09:22 am Biotech company Moderna Inc. announced that its COVID-19 vaccine elicited a strong immune response and was generally well tolerated in children ages six to 11, and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna reported that its two-dose vaccine generated virus-neutralizing antibodies in children and its safety […]
HIGH: consensus on standards for COVID-19 is the biggest challenge for airlines in Latin America
The homologation of requirements related to the pandemic from coronavirus for international travelers is the main challenge in the recovery of the airlines of Latin America, that although it advances, threatens to hold back from not achieving consensus with the health authorities, said executives of the sector in the region. Passengers suffer from constant delays […]
Air transport recovers from pandemic faster than expected
The air Transport The world is recovering faster than expected from the effects of the pandemic in COVID-19 and in Latin America this progress is even greater, said the president of the Executive Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Pedro Heilbron. The ALTA, of which 25 airlines from the region […]
Russia closes regions amid all-time highs for coronavirus
The health alert in Russia, which today marked new all-time highs for mortality and infections due to COVID-19, has forced to close the regions most affected by the pandemic a week before the rest of the country. “We have already wasted too much time! A real war is taking place in the red zone of […]
Transfer approved to reactivate the economy of artisanal fishermen
A series of resource transfers for more than five million soles was approved by the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, with the aim of continuing to provide financial support to the fishing sector artisanal and thereby mitigate the negative effects generated by COVID-19. According to the regulations published today in the official newspaper El […]
Current vaccines will remain effective against coronavirus mutations
British vaccinologist Sarah Gilbert, who led the team that created the Oxford vaccine-AstraZeneca against him COVID-19, does not expect that the coronavirus mutations that cause the disease will make it necessary to change its composition in the coming months because they have already shown that “they work with all variants”, although it has also recognized […]