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WiredJA News Team Health 05 December 2021

SVG | COVAX penalizes St.Vincent for sending vaccines to Trinidad

MONTEGO BAY, December 3, 2021 - While Jamaica was forced to dump without penalty, 240-thousand doses of vaccines received from the COVAX facility in October and November that were about to expire, St. Vincent and the Grenadines chose to give some of its “at risk of expiring” vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago and were penalized for it.

WiredJA News Team Health 05 December 2021

SVG | COVAX penalizes St.Vincent for sending vaccines to Trinidad

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HEALTH | Sleeping longer than 6.5 hours a night associated with cognitive decline

A good night’s sleep is important for many reasons. It helps our body repair itself and function as it should, and is linked to better mental health and lower risk...

Greg Elder Health 05 December 2021

CUBA working to develop specific vaccines to fight Omicron variant

HAVANA, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) - Cuban scientists are already working on the development of specific vaccines to fight Omicron variant, a mutation detected in South Africa and possibly more...

WiredJA News Team Health 01 December 2021

The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far

Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2. This was a valuable tool to understand better how the...

Health 28 November 2021

AFRICA | New omicron COVID-19 variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans

BRUSSELS (AP) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and...

RAF CASERT - AP Health 26 November 2021

AFRICA | New Coronavirus Variant discovered in South Africa

PRETORIA, South Africa, Nov. 26, 2021 - South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla says a new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is of serious...

TRT World Health 26 November 2021

TRIN/BAGO | As third Wave Rises, Rowley urges “avoid a funeral for Christmas”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has warned the nation that if the current COVID-19 infection rate continues, the parallel health system would be overwhelmed within days.

WiredJA News Team Health 26 November 2021

CUBA vaccinates 81.5% of its population against Covid-19

Havana, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported today that 81.5 percent (nine million 114 thousand 147 people) have the complete vaccination plan against Covid-19.

WiredJA News Team Health 25 November 2021

HEALTH | What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains

At this point in the pandemic, you or someone you know has probably received at least one COVID-19 test. But do you know which kind of test you got and...

Nathaniel Hafer Health 16 November 2021

Parkinson’s disease trial reveals defects in blood-brain barrier

Washington, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) In an unexpected discovery, researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson's disease, a scientific source...

WiredJA News Team Health 16 November 2021

JAMAICA | Guy Hails Frontline Health Workers On Reaching A Million Vaccinations

KINGSTON, November 8, 2021: The Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Member of Parliament Dr. Morais Guy, has extending congratulations to Jamaica’s frontline health workers on surpassing the one million...

WiredJA News Team Health 08 November 2021

UNITED STATES | All travellers to America must now get US approved Vaccinations

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 7, 2021 - Effective Monday November 8, 2021, non-citizens who are non-immigrants traveling to the United States by air, from any part of the world, must...

WiredJA News Team Health 07 November 2021

CUBA'S Lung Cancer Vaccine - Cimavax-EGF

HAVANA, Cuba - A historic medical collaboration between Cuba and the United States of America by way of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s collaboration, with the Centro de Inmunología...

CubaHeal Research Health 02 November 2021

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