Health

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro appears to be counting on yet another “miracle” to save his citizens from COVID-19, promoting a secretive solution with no published scientific evidence he claims will conquer […]

BRÜSSEL, Belgium (AFP) — It is still not known whether people vaccinated against COVID-19 can still transmit the coronavirus, the head of the EU’s medicine regulator told MEPs on Tuesday. There are also concerns about […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its COVID-19 vaccine remains effective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. But the […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — US regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus. Thursday’s approval […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — People may be able to fight off reinfection for at least six months after they recover from COVID-19 thanks to cells that can “remember” the virus, according to research published Monday. […]

BERLIN, Germany (AFP)— German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The world’s poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine doses between the end of January and mid-February, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Vaccination is already under way in […]

Effective January 1, 2021, all arriving travellers to  Grenada are required to pay a one-time $150.00 USD ($410.00 XCD) Coronavirus  (COVID-19) test fee, which will cover their day-four test or any test taken while on […]