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Bolivia registers Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 on basis of Russian trial data – Moscow

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Bolivia’s drug regulator has registered Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use on the basis of the Russian Phase III trial data, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has said. … Read More >Bolivia registers Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 on basis of Russian trial data – Moscow

Argentina Opens Probe Into Loss of 400 Doses of Sputnik V Due to Storage Failure, Reports Say

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Argentina has launched an investigation into the loss of 400 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine in the eastern city of Olavarria due to a freezer malfunction, Argentinian La Nacion newspaper reported. … Read More >Argentina Opens Probe Into Loss of 400 Doses of Sputnik V Due to Storage Failure, Reports Say

‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Peru has reached an impasse with Pfizer as it negotiates a deal for a Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said, citing a conflict over legal immunity for the pharma firm that could undermine Peru’s sovereignty. … Read More >‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects

Family calls for more research after young doctor left paralyzed in wake of taking Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Mexico

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

An investigation has been launched by public health authorities in Mexico after a young doctor was left paralyzed minutes after taking the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Her family have asked for more research to be carried out. … Read More >Family calls for more research after young doctor left paralyzed in wake of taking Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Mexico

Maduro Says He Asked West to Unfreeze Venezuelan Funds to Purchase Vaccines, Was Refused

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

The EU nations and the United States have reportedly refused Venezuela’s request to unfreeze its assets, so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine, President Nicolas Maduro has claimed. … Read More >Maduro Says He Asked West to Unfreeze Venezuelan Funds to Purchase Vaccines, Was Refused

US Allows Certain Transactions, Activities With Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

Washington has been putting pressure on Caracas with hefty economic sanctions for nearly three years in an attempt to force its democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro to resign from his post and hand over his power to the opposition. … Read More >US Allows Certain Transactions, Activities With Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido

We Are Going 100% Digital: Maduro Reveals Plan to Save Venezuela’s Economy From Hyperinflation

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

Caracas issued a cryptocurrency called the Petro in 2018, in hopes of introducing a digital payment method to circumvent US sanctions, with the token’s value to be backed by the country’s natural resources and its price tied to the price of a barrel of a Venezuelan oil. … Read More >We Are Going 100% Digital: Maduro Reveals Plan to Save Venezuela’s Economy From Hyperinflation

Physician in Mexico Admitted to Intensive Care Unit After Receiving Pfizer Vaccine

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

A physician in Mexico who received the Pfizer vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus, was admitted to an intensive care unit with seizures, breathing difficulties and possible encephalomyelitis, the country’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. … Read More >Physician in Mexico Admitted to Intensive Care Unit After Receiving Pfizer Vaccine

Bolivia signs contract to purchase 2.6 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

Bolivia has become the third Latin American nation to strike an agreement with Russia’s Direct Investment Fund for supplies of its Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. Under the deal, La Paz will receive 2.6 million doses. … Read More >Bolivia signs contract to purchase 2.6 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Argentina 2nd to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as EU expected to soon follow suit

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was approved by Argentina on Wednesday, the second nation to greenlight the jab after the UK. … Read More >Argentina 2nd to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as EU expected to soon follow suit