Updated on 12/13/2021 07:01 am The Chilean health authorities confirmed the detection of the first case of the Ómicron variant in Santiago in a 65-year-old man who had no links with travelers arriving in the country, being the first infected by community transmission of this COVID-19 mutation. The Regional Ministerial Secretariat (Seremi) of Health of […]
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Fauci Says Three Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Are “Optimal” Standard
Updated 12/12/2021 11:37 am Three doses of the vaccine COVID-19 are “optimal care,” but two doses of the immunizations Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna or a Johnson & Johnson vaccine remain the official government standard for being fully vaccinated, America’s leading infectious disease expert said Sunday, Anthony Fauci. Health authorities will continue to evaluate which […]
The arrival of the omicron variant: How serious and communicable is the new COVID-19 mutation?
A new variant of COVID-19, potentially more contagious and with multiple mutations, was detected in South Africa at the end of November, signifying a battle against a possible new pandemic wave, according to scientists. This new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 family received the name of omicron. In fact, the number of daily infections in this […]
England could face omicron wave if no more restrictions
England could face a wave of COVID-19 infections caused by the variant omicron That would lead to as many as 75,000 deaths by the end of April if new control measures are not taken, according to a modeling study published Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has already introduced new rules in England to curb […]
Mouse bite with COVID causes alert in Taiwan
A mouse bite is at the center of an investigation into a possible new COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan, after a worker at a high-security laboratory was confirmed as the island’s first local case in more than a month. . The woman in her 20s tested positive for COVID this week after coming into contact with […]
Peruvian government receives international award for issuance of 101-year bonds
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reported that the Peruvian government was awarded at this year’s Latin America and Caribbean Bonds & Loans Awards ceremony with the “Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year” award, in recognition of the successful bond issuance carried out for a total amount of US $ 4,000 […]
US Sanctions El Salvador and Guatemala Officials for Corruption Linked to COVID
Updated on 12/09/2021 12:36 pm The United States Department of the Treasury on Thursday sanctioned government officials and companies it accused of corruption, including officials in El Salvador and Guatemala involved in their countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday’s action targeted 15 individuals and entities in various countries in Central America, Africa and Europe, […]
China approves emergency use of two coronavirus drugs
The Chinese drug control body granted emergency use authorization to two drugs based on monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 in adolescents and adults with mild to moderate symptoms, official media reported today. The drugs, called BRII-196 and BRII-198, have been developed by Tsinghua University, Shenzhen (south) People’s Hospital No. 3 and Brii Biosciences, according to […]
WHO confirms data points to vaccines offering 6-month immunity
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the review of information and scientific data related to the duration of immunity offered by vaccines against COVID-19 indicates that it extends up to six months after receiving the second inoculation (or the single dose in the case of Jenssen vaccine). “We have reviewed the available data […]
Ómicron: what it means and how the names of the COVID-19 variants are chosen
After the appearance of the new variant of the coronavirus B.1.1.529, which was named Omicron and that on November 26, 2021 it was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “worrying”, the alarms went off around the planet when it was revealed that it has several mutations that could affect the characteristics of the […]