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PAHO Director calls for equitable access as new vaccines cleared for delivery Format Countries should “act quickly, be ready, and save lives.” The Director also reports declining COVID-19 cases and deaths Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021 (PAHO) With COVAX delivery of new vaccines expected soon in the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne called for overcoming barriers to ensure “fair and equitable access.” "As we start delivering COVAX vaccines, and as we prepare for the steep scale-up ahead, we must be guided by our vision of fair and equita...

Nat King Cole with his daughter Natalie (Image: Getty) READ MORE He received medical help, where a malignant tumour was found on his left lung. The singer was told he had lung cancer and would not live much longer, but despite this devastating news, he continued recording, going into the studio in San Francisco to sing with an orchestra. These recordings were released on the album L-O-V-E, named after one of his famous songs, before his death. After working at the beginning of December, he went to Santa Monica to hospital to receive treatment, asking Frank Sinatra to perform in his place at a...

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 09 Feb 2021 by PAHO

With COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba’s health system faces its biggest test yet Nora Gámez Torres and Mario J. Pentón, El Nuevo Herald © YAMIL LAGE/AFP/TNS A Cuban doctor gives instructions of preventive measures against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Zaragoza, Mayabeque province, Cuba, on April 28, 2020. Cuba managed to navigate the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a strict quarantine and a public health system that, although hit by many shortages in recent years, remains stronger than its counterparts in many of its Caribbean neighbors. But a new wave of...

“PAHO’s surveillance network is keeping a close watch on today’s variants of concern.” Washington, D.C., February 10, 2021 (PAHO) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne said the COVID-19 vaccines soon to be available from COVAX in the Americas are still recommended for the region, despite new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease.