Health

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against COVID-19 was 94.5 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the vaccine hunt. Moderna released early results from a clinical trial with more […]

(CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is collaborating with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington to improve knowledge about health conditions of the population […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hugely promising results from a coronavirus vaccine trial fuelled optimism around the world Tuesday that humanity may be a step closer to defeating the worst pandemic in a century. Some of the […]

Given the fact that there is currently no community transmission of COVID-19 in Grenada,  there is no justification for not allowing children to return to the classroom as normal. A return  to normal distance for […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help keep women from catching HIV […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. The statement was released as coronavirus cases are soaring […]

(Prensa Latina) Grenadian Minister of Health and Social Security Nickolas Steele highlighted Cuba’s solidarity work in fighting Covid-19, at the opening session of the 13th Scientific Meeting between the two Caribbean countries on Saturday.   […]

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A new survey has found that countries in the Americas, including those in the Caribbean, are falling short in implementing mental health services amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The survey […]