TSA declares inadmissible appeals against requiring vaccination cards

TSA declares inadmissible appeals against requiring vaccination cards

The presentation of the COVID-19 vaccination card to access public and private places will continue to be an obligation, after several legal actions that sought to put an end to this provision of the Ministry of Public Health were rejected. Through a ruling, the Third Chamber of the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) declared inadmissible the … Read more

Pfizer vaccine for children would arrive in the country in March 2022

Pfizer vaccine for children would arrive in the country in March 2022

The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Daniel Rivera, announced this Wednesday that the government has already made the pertinent negotiations to receive in March 2022 a shipment of Pfizer vaccines, specific to vaccinate children between 5 and 11 years of age. In a meeting with the press, where he was accompanied by Eladio Pérez, Vice … Read more

More than one million children should receive the anticovid vaccine in the country

More than one million children should receive the anticovid vaccine in the country

The Dominican Republic has a population of children between the ages of five and 11 of around one million 350 thousand, which would be the target population to be vaccinated against Covid-19, once the immunization process against that population is started. agreed at the meeting held by the health authorities and the medical community. This … Read more

Pediatric Society asks that the vaccine administered to children be of proven efficacy and safety

Pediatric Society asks that the vaccine administered to children be of proven efficacy and safety

The Dominican Society of Pediatrics reported this Tuesday, that despite respecting the decision taken yesterday on vaccination against COVID-19 in children between five and eleven years old, maintains its position that each biological that applies to the pediatric population has proven efficacy, immunogenicity, safety, quality and regulatory endorsement. “We respect the decision adopted yesterday by … Read more

Influenza rages and vaccines are scarce

Influenza rages and vaccines are scarce

While public and private health centers report considerable increases in patients with respiratory diseases, including the influenza virus, especially type B, the country plans to start vaccinating against seasonal flu in the middle of this month, which is applied every year to priority groups. At a private level, some health centers, which have purchased the … Read more

Enrique Rocha, the villain par excellence of Mexican soap operas, dies

Enrique Rocha, the villain par excellence of Mexican soap operas, dies

Enrique Rocha, the villain par excellence of Mexican soap operas, died this Sunday naturally, it was reported in Mexico. He was 81 years old. Known in Latin America for his antagonistic roles in soap operas such as “El privilegio de amar” and “Las vias del amor”, he played the role of bad guy in at … Read more

More than half of the Dominican population already has two vaccines against COVID-19

More than half of the Dominican population already has two vaccines against COVID-19

The office of the Vice President of the Republic reported through the Instagram account VacúnateRD that so far 13,412,773 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been placed. 6,776,919 people have received the first dose, while 5,382,559 have received two doses and 1,253,295 have received the so-called booster dose or third dose. In percentage terms, 64.32% … Read more

“No Photos!”: A Visual Essay from Haiti

“No Photos!”: A Visual Essay from Haiti

Haiti is not a single story. There are many stories, that overlap, that intersect, that relentlessly advance towards violent and heartbreaking ends. The rich and the desperately poor. The violent and the violated. In an awkward and sometimes lethal way, they share half an island that is a magnet for natural disasters. Photographer Roberto Abd, … Read more

They ignore the vaccination card

They ignore the vaccination card

After almost 20 days of validity of resolution 00048, which provides that the vaccination certificate is an essential requirement to enter shopping centers, stores, restaurants, gyms and others, some establishments have already forgotten the measure or seem to ignore it. On a tour around noon, Listín Diario journalists witnessed the lack of availability in two … Read more

Vacúnate RD presents a new digital vaccination certificate

Vacúnate RD presents a new digital vaccination certificate

The National Vaccination Plan presented a new tool through which vaccination status can be immediately and safely demonstrated. It is a certification which has a QR code, which, when scanned, allows the data recorded on the vaccination schedule to be viewed. The document can be obtained by completing a form on the web page vaccinate.gob.do. … Read more