Health

35 New Covid-19 Cases Recorded In Grenada

Grenada’s Covid-19 case count increased by 35 as of 4:30 pm on Wednesday, as the Ministry of Health continued its aggressive contact tracing and testing efforts in the wake of clusters being identified among residents. […]

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COVID-19 Response And Vaccination Drive Ramps Up On The Sister Isles

With the recent surge of positive COVID-19 cases in Grenada, the COVID-19 Response Team in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, together with the Ministry of Health, is moving to heighten its awareness and vaccination drive throughout various communities and reinforce measures to safeguard against the potential […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]