The main medical officer of the Department of Health, Dr. Iris Cardona, confirmed this Friday that cases of the new subvariant of COVID-19, called Pirola. “There is a variant of COVID that is being monitored as has happened on other occasions. It is becoming the most widely circulated and is highly contagious. But, as far … Read more
The Department of Health reported that, as of today, Wednesday, adults over 50 years of age are eligible to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The second Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna booster vaccine can be administered four months after the first, it was indicated in a press release. The immunization process occurs … Read more
The secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), Carlos Rivera, reported that fraud cases are not only related to the Pandemic Unemployment Program (PUA), since private employees who have received their salary during the pandemic have applied for unemployment insurance. “There is talk of the PUA but many people are also unemployed. … Read more
The Secretary of the Department of Education (DE), Eligio Hernández assured that he will abide by what the new Executive Order says about returning to classes in person. “The Department of Education has been emphatic that we are going to be operating tied to executive orders. As the public health situation evolves, and as the … Read more
Republicans are preparing to propose an economic stimulus package that is smaller than the initial proposal, and that would exclude the sending of a second round of checks for $ 1,200. The middle CNBC He outlined that the new proposal would be only 500 billion. The continuity of proposals by Republicans and Democrats occurs due … Read more
The candidate for governor for the New Progressive Party (PNP), Pedro Pierluisi reported that the COVID test was performed again and received a negative result. “Yesterday, for medical recommendations, I repeated the molecular test and the result is negative. We continue to take all preventive measures to avoid contagion inside and outside our campaign team. … Read more
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González reported that she tested positive for COVID. The official indicated on Facebook Live that her offices, both in Puerto Rico and Washington, will be working remotely. This indicated that on Sunday, during the second part of the primaries, they moved to the committee of the New Progressive Party (PNP). “Today I … Read more
After accomplishing more than 225,000 thousand molecular tests by private reference laboratories on the island; he Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Trust for Science, Technology and Research of Puerto Rico (FCTIPR) together with the Puerto Rico Department of Health, warned on Tuesday about the reflected increase in positive cases of … Read more
The alarming increases in the number of cases of coronavirus in the south and the west of United States increased fears on Monday that the outbreak is out of control, and that the hard-earned progress against the epidemic is growing out of hands due to the resistance of many americans to use masks and keep … Read more
A genetic analysis of patients with COVID-19 published on Wednesday, indicates that the blood group could influence whether someone develops severe symptoms of the disease. The scientists compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those with type A blood were more likely to develop a serious illness, while those with type … Read more