Health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to prepare to leverage and deploy new pharmaceuticals being developed to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). Director of PAHO, Dr Carissa Etienne, notes that several “promising” […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA — the same technology used in two highly successful COVID-19 vaccines — has shown promise in experiments in mice and monkeys, according to a study published […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and the United States told AFP, while cautioning that more research is needed to judge its […]

Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab […]

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that only a “global vaccination plan” could end the COVID-19 pandemic and called the uneven roll-out of vaccines around the world “immoral”. Speaking as fears […]

LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute from their highly successful COVID-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest countries remain largely unvaccinated, according to a new analysis. The companies have sold […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada says it will allow fully vaccinated passengers to enter the island without having to undergo the 48-hour quarantine as the island moves gradually to relax measures put in place […]