Tracing program identifies two new omicron cases
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported Wednesday, December 22, two new cases of the Omicron variant of covid-19 in...
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Canadian approach to covid fifth wave differs from US
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to make a clear delineation between the Canadian and American approach to...
Waiting time for booster jab cut to 3 months
A day after it was revealed that Panama identified its first case of the omicron variant of covid-19 in...
First case of Omicron variant detected in Panama
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) confirmed on Monday, December 20, that the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19...
Vaccination drive heats up as Omicron identified in Costa Rica
The Omicron variant of covid-19 which is spreading around the world has not yet reached Panama but Costa Rica has...
Vaccination should be mandatory for teachers and school staff – science chief
We are facing an imminent rebound in covid-19 Eduardo Ortega, secretary of the National Secretariat for Science and Technology...
56 of every 100 in Panama are fully vaccinated
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), published on December 14, a report that in Panama at least 56 out...
Covid infections on the rise
Covid-19 cases are on the rise with 382 new infections reported in Panama on Tuesday, December 14 for a...
FDA authorizes use of Evusheld for covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of Evusheld - a combination of AstraZeneca's monoclonal...
90.2% vaccinated against covid but over 4,000 teachers refuse
At least 4,000 teachers have refused vaccination against Covid-19 said Education Minister Maruja Gorday de Villalobos, revealed on Monday, December...
Fairs are back – for the vaccinated
The reactivation of Panama fairs during the dry season is expected to pour millions of dollars into local economies starved...
Peru honors 551 doctors dead from covid-19
On a quiet street in Lima, very close to the sea, the portraits of the 551 Peruvian doctors killed...
