University of Puerto Rico

Health has administered 27 monkeypox vaccines after receiving 1,500 doses last week

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One week after receiving the first doses of vaccines against monkey pox In Puerto Rico, until yesterday, Wednesday, only about 27 people had been inoculated on the islandconfirmed today, Thursday, the main medical officer of the Health Department, the doctor Iris Cardona. “Puerto Rico received a total of 1,500 doses last week, and of those, … Read more

Closer to the HIV vaccine | Present

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Over the years, research to find a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has advanced by leaps and bounds in the areas of medication and prevention. However, efforts to eradicate the infection globally continue to look to a vaccine, which is believed to be getting closer. “We currently have more advanced vaccines that are … Read more

RUM professor appointed as adviser to NOAA

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The teacher Aurelio Mercado Irizarry, retired professor of the Department of Marine Sciences of the Campus University of Mayagüez (RUM), University of Puerto Rico (UPR), received an appointment as a member of the Tsunami Science and Technology Advisor Panel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the main mission of advising on scientific … Read more

The University of Puerto Rico will resume classes from tomorrow

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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) reported that the campuses will resume classes and work from tomorrow, Monday, after the National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its acronym in English) yesterday discontinued the tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico after the close passage of the cyclone Laura. “At the moment, no significant damage has been reported … Read more

Governor presents a budget full of promises, and clashes with the Board Attorney

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In a message offered to just 13 days of the start of the next fiscal year, the governor Wanda Vazquez submitted a budget proposal that raises spending in areas such as health, education and public safety and promises many additional benefits for public employees, despite the fact that promised to reduce by $145 million the … Read more

Timid support of the UPR to coordinator of the medical task force

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The president of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Jorge Haddock, indicated today that he will wait for the completion of the cameral research around a failed purchase of a million tests to detect the coronavirus before the requests of resignation from Segundo Rodríguez Quilichini as rector of Medical Sciences Campus (RCM). According to the … Read more

University of Puerto Rico will finish its academic semester at a distance

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Due to the extension of the curfew on the island and taking into account the opinion of the health experts regarding the appropriate measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) announced that it will culminate this academic semester remotely, using alternative platforms and methods supported by technologies, as reported … Read more

President UPR says the institution is ready to prevent the spread of coronavirus

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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR), established an action plan to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-9), influenza and other diseases, as explained on Tuesday, its president doctor Jorge Haddock. “At the University of Puerto Rico we have been closely monitoring this emergency and giving instructions to all the rectors to guarantee the health of … Read more