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PAHO Pledges Support For Caribbean Countries Facing Challenges And Cost Of Future COVID-19 Vaccine

(CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday pledged its support for countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, facing the challenges and cost of a future COVID-19 vaccine. Delivering vaccines for COVID-19 […]

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Grenada Records Three New Cases Of COVID-19

GIS – Today, Wednesday, November 18th, 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed three new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of laboratory-diagnosed cases in Grenada to 36. Thirty (30) of those cases have been […]

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WHO Launches Strategy To Eliminate Cervical Cancer

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Tuesday launched a strategy to rid the world of cervical cancer, stressing that broad use of vaccines, new tests and treatments could save five million lives by 2050. […]

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Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine 94.5% Effective

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 […]