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Researchers show a ventilator at the Cuban Neuroscience Center in Havana, Cuba, on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

CUBA | Shackled by US sanctions, Cuba makes its own COVID-19 ventilators

HAVANA, January 16, 2021 - Given the appearance on the island of the first cases of COVID-19 in…

January 17, 2021
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CARICOM concerned about inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 13, 2020 - As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic,…

January 13, 2021
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Raised Over US$263 Million In 2020 To Help Member Countries Fight COVID-19

KINGSTON January 13, 2021 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) raised more than US$263 million in donations…

January 13, 2021
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JAMAICA to explore access to safe vaccines from Cuba, China and India

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 13, 2021. - The Government, has agreed to begin exploring Jamaica’s access to safe vaccines,…

January 13, 2021
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CUBA and Iran sign an agreement on COVID-19 vaccine Sovereign 02

Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Finlay Vaccines Institute and the Pasteur Institute of Iran signed a collaboration…

January 10, 2021
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CUBA | Abdala vaccine clinical trial is going well in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The clinical trial of the vaccine candidate Abdala, one of the…

January 10, 2021
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US blockade hinders Cuba's access to medical supplies

United Nations, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) Due to the US blockade, Cuba is being denied access to much…

January 5, 2021
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Coronavirus new variant – genomics researcher answers key questions

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of…

January 4, 2021
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Dr Morais Guy, M.P., Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness

JAMAICA | Health Ministry urged to carry out tests for new COVID-19 variant

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 3, 2021: Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, says the Opposition is…

January 4, 2021
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The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.

JAMAICA | Four passengers from Dec. 21 UK flight test positive for New Strain 0f COVID-19

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jan. 2, 2021- Four samples from passengers who arrived in Jamaica on the United Kingdom…

January 2, 2021
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From drip coffee to pourovers to stovetop espresso, the variations in coffee-based drinks are plenty. (Shutterstock) Thomas Merritt, Laurentian University

The biology of coffee, one of the world’s most popular drinks

You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular…

January 2, 2021
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