International trade has been more resistant than previously thought to the “shock” caused by the pandemic, since after the initial interruption of trade flows, the supply chains adapted quickly, assured the World Trade Organization (WTO) when submitting your annual report. After having fallen by 5.3% in 2020, world trade will grow 10.8% in 2021, the […]
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Pfizer requests authorization of the COVID-19 pill in the United States
Updated on 11/16/2021 02:56 pm Pfizer Inc announced that it is requesting authorization in USA for his experimental antiviral pill for the COVID-19, which reduced the chance of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of serious illness by 89% in a clinical trial. Pfizer stated that it completed the submission of its application for […]
Inflation, pensions and inequality: Chile’s economic challenges
A skyrocketing inflation, a pension system undercapitalized and exacerbated inequality after the pandemic: the next president of Chile He will lead a country that ceased to be the “oasis” that it was before October 2019, when the most serious protests erupted since the dictatorship. The seven candidates who will compete on November 21 to reach […]
Despite reopening, the US remains closed for many
USA says the global community is invited to visit the country now that the government has ended restrictions on travelers from 33 countries. The reality, however, is that it will still be difficult for most of the world, if not impossible. Experts noted that it will take years for the trips to fully recover. To […]
Yanapay Peru voucher: see in this link who gets paid TODAY, November 14
The Yanapay Bond is a national monetary support implemented by the Government of President Pedro Castillo. The subsidy is intended to help with S /. 350 to Peruvian families in situations of poverty or vulnerability, this dynamic occurs in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive estimates that the economic subsidy will reach a […]
COVID-19: How is the development of new treatments to combat this virus progressing?
It has been almost two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the existence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and that caused a global pandemic. Since then, various studies have been launched to end this terrible disease that has already taken millions of lives with it. In fact, with the arrival of […]
Latin America and its advances in open science “out of necessity”
Latin America It is one of the most advanced regions of the world in open science and it is due to the “need” of its experts to continue a long tradition in research with low resources to develop it. This is stated by Guillermo Anlló, regional head of the Scientific, Technological and Innovation Policy Program […]
Global shortages already impacting Latin American countries
The global shortage begins to wreak havoc in Latin America. Fertilizers for the powerful agricultural industry of Brazil, semiconductor chips for Mexican automakers or ships to export Colombian coffee are just some of the shortcomings. The supply chain in some countries of the region is already beginning to stress despite the removal of restrictions due […]
How the coronavirus pandemic got out of control in Germany
For the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Germany recorded more than 50,000 daily cases of covid-19. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the public disease control and prevention agency, 50,196 infections were confirmed in Germany on Wednesday, making it the European country with the highest number of daily infections, according to […]
Pfizer asks US for authorization of third dose of its vaccine against COVID-19 for adults
Updated on 11/09/2021 07:05 pm Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they have formally submitted an application to the Food and Drug Agency (FDA) to authorize the emergency use of a third dose of your vaccine against COVID-19 for people over 18 years old. The companies reported in late October that clinical trials conducted on 100,000 […]