Health

Cuba Approves Two More Locally Made COVID Vaccines

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Friday approved two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, the island nation’s medication regulatory body said. The authorisation came after a “rigorous evaluation process of the Soberana 02 and Soberana […]

Health

AstraZeneca Hails Trial Results For COVID Treatment

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Drug firm AstraZeneca on Friday announced positive results from a trial of a treatment for COVID-19 symptoms. The drug, made from a combination of two antibodies, was initially developed as a treatment […]

Government News

United States Donates 29,250 Pfizer Vaccines To Grenada

The US Embassy in St George’s is pleased to announce the delivery of 29,250 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses to Grenada this week. These vaccines are donated to Grenada by the US Government as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s global […]

Health

Pfizer COVID Jab Declines Faster Than AstraZeneca: Study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca jab, according to a new study published on Thursday. “Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new […]

Environment

Caricom Countries Set Out COP26 Outcomes

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The executive director of the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Dr Colin Young, says the consequence for Caribbean countries will be “very dire” if the delegates to an international conference in […]

Health

Pharmaceutical Firms Rake In Billions With COVID Jabs

PARIS, France (AFP) — COVID vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies. Germany’s BioNTech, maker with partner Pfizer of the pioneering mRNA jab, raised its vaccine revenue forecast for 2021 in its latest earnings report on […]

Environment

Don’t Bet On Eruptions To Lessen Climate Change — Study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Climate change could magnify the atmospheric cooling effects of once-in-a-century volcanic eruptions, but also lessen the impact of smaller eruptions, according to new research released Thursday. Scientists at the University of Cambridge […]

Health

WHO Mass-Testing Three Potential COVID-19 Treatments

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced major international trials of three drugs to find out whether they improve the condition of hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Artesunate, imatinib and infliximab will be tested on […]