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Report Shows 470 People Were Secretly Vaccinated In Peru
The Peruvian committee investigating the use of the COVID-19 vaccine outside the clinical trial confirmed on Thursday that 470 people who were not part of the trial received the Sinopharm vaccine candidate doses ahead the official rollout.
The Peruvian committee investigating the use of the COVID-19 vaccine outside the clinical trial confirmed on Thursday that 470 people who were not part of the trial received the Sinopharm vaccine candidate doses ahead the official rollout.
Peru s Health Minister Oscar Ugarte received the investigation commission s report on the vaccination irregularities scandal, known as Vacunagate .
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Peru names sixth Foreign Minister in under a year as Covid-19 vaccine scandal grows
Veteran diplomat Allan Wagner, 79, was sworn in less than 24 hours after Elizabeth Astete became the second top official to step down over the scandal.
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A nurse prepares a dose of China s Sinopharm vaccine during a priority COVID-19 vaccination of health workers at a public hospital in Lima, Peru. (Photo | AP) By AFP
LIMA: Peru on Monday appointed its sixth foreign minister in less than a year following a fresh resignation over a growing coronavirus vaccinations scandal.
Veteran diplomat Allan Wagner, 79, was sworn in less than 24 hours after Elizabeth Astete became the second top official to step down over the scandal.
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UK Research and Innovation funds research projects for COVID-19 in Peru
International collaboration is key to fight against the pandemic. To that end, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) continues to fund research projects on the effects of COVID-19 in Peru and other countries around the world.
Currently, the UK and Peru are working together on five projects, investigating communities particularly vulnerable to the pandemic, such as the elderly, children, local farmers’ markets and more. These projects funded under this scheme add to the scientific cooperation between the two countries already underway through the Newton-Paulet Fund, in partnership with CONCYTEC, and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Seeking a sanctuary for Peru’s sea life: Q&A with Yuri Hooker
More than 1,000 species of fish, 1,018 mollusks and crustaceans and 215 echinoderms are known to live in Peruvian waters, and many species remain to be discovered and cataloged.
Yet despite its rich biodiversity, Peru has no marine protected areas.
Nearly 10 years ago, a movement began to urge the government to declare one in the tropical north of the country, home to more than 70% of Peru’s fish and invertebrate species.
Mongabay spoke to Yuri Hooker, a marine scientist who has been pushing for the creation of the Grau Tropical Marine National Reserve.