19:49 | Chiclayo, Jan. 27. The Lambayeque region received its first batch of the monkeypox vaccine, a total of 650 doses that will serve to protect –in principle– people living with HIV or are exposed to the virus through their sexual activity, reported the Regional Management of Health (Geresa). To the date, Lambayeque reports 44 … Read more
(CNN/FUTURO 360) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to simplify the process of the vaccine against COVID-19 to make it more like what happens with the flu shot, according to documents posted online Monday. That means simplifying vaccine composition, immunization schedules, and regular updates on coronavirus vaccines. The FDA said it expects … Read more
January 24, 2023 – 01:04 The Argentine pediatric pathologist, who lives in the United Kingdom, explained what this medical product is about, when it should be applied, its immunization period and how the Ómicron virus is behaving. The specialist emphasized that if a person wants to be vaccinated and for some reason it is not … Read more
Starting next Tuesday, 900,000 doses will be distributed to the provinces. Others from Moderna will arrive on February 6. Bivalent vaccines against Covid-19 arrived in the country. This Tuesday the nationwide distribution of this new stock will begin, which includes both the original Wuhan strain and the newer subvariants (Ómicron, BA.4 and BA.5). Each jurisdiction … Read more
Using biocompatible polymers, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed novel vaccine-carrying particles. They have been designed so that the polymer degrades at precise and controlled times, the instant at which the vaccine or drug contained inside would be released. “We are very excited about this technology because for the first time … Read more
With about three times as many cases of influenza Last season (2021-22), the health authorities remain vigilant to the development of this easily contagious respiratory virus in the next two months, when the peak of infections usually occurs. The southern strip of the country -particularly the municipalities of Sabana Grande, Yauco, Guayama, Arroyo and Yabucoa- … Read more
The biotech now intends to submit its application for regulatory authorization in several regions, including Europe, by mid-2023, for a potential market launch in the winter of 2023/24. For Moderna’s medical director, Dr. Paul Burton, time is running out. Every year, “the virus causes 30,000 deaths” in elderly patients in rich countries, he told AFP. … Read more
According to open data from Ministry of Health of the Nationthe vaccines that have expired since the start of the immunization program in our country will be discarded due to the Covid-19as well as the remaining ones that expire next month of March. It is worth remembering that in Argentina more than 113 million doses … Read more
Exclusive translation: Police have arrested a Cameroonian man in Malawi for stealing cholera vaccines from patients at Limbe Health Centre. Local media reported that the 33-year-old suspect claimed to be a health worker when he visited the hospital in Limbe, Blantyre last Friday. The man was removing the drops from patients without permission, and this … Read more
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) clarified this Friday that the extension of the expiration date of vaccines and medicines “it is a common practice” in the portfolio and is done through a process “regulated and with the maximum guarantees”. The clarification arises after some users warned that the vials of the Pfizer vaccines against … Read more