The Sars-Cov2 virus that causes Covid-19 maintains changes in its lineage, mainly due to Ómicron, in Jalisco the strains of this variant that predominate and are under monitoring are BA.4.6, BA.5 and B1.1.519 and others. To date, the institution has not recorded any cases of the new omicron variants considered to be more dangerous, although … Read more
The good response continues in the booster day for young people aged 18 and over, where second doses and boosters are also applied to people who are lagging behind, where first doses were also authorized for the population that has not yet been vaccinated. Given the demand of the population, the Secretary of Health of … Read more
Due to a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing in El Paso, the city’s COVID-19 testing sites and the Convention Center site will adjust their hours. ➡️ Receive the most relevant news from Chihuahua, Juárez and Parral directly to your email. Subscribe to our Newsletter! The changes will take effect from this Monday, March … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that her office has recovered more than $400,000 for New Yorkers who paid for rapid COVID-19 tests but received results later than the promised deadline. After the Attorney General’s Office issued warning letters to ClearMD Health Y Sameday Health To get them to stop misrepresenting turnaround times, … Read more
The Bogotá Mayor’s Office began taking free samples this Saturday to detect cases of coronavirus in four neighborhoods that entered into strict quarantine due to the high number of infections, the city’s Health Secretariat reported. The new special care areas include the Tibabuyes and El Rincón neighborhoods, in the town of Suba; Jerusalem, in Ciudad … Read more
From the Center for Investigative Journalism Before selling 50,000 rapid tests to the Government, Ricky Castro Ortiz already knew the coordinator of the Task force doctor, Dr. Segundo Rodríguez Quilichini, with whom, according to what he said, he was collaborating on a project related to the University of Puerto Rico before the arrival of the … Read more
Puerto Rico has a growing population of older adults. Alzheimer’s disease was the fourth leading cause of death in Puerto Rico for 2017. According to the 2015 Puerto Rico health report, there were some 32,303 reported cases of people with Alzheimer’s who were 65 years of age or older by 2013. Dr José Carrión-Baralt professor … Read more
The Secretary of Health, Lorenzo González Feliciano reported on Friday night that they will review the COVID-19 statistics, as a consequence of the report published by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI). “The Health Department keeps updating and validating the data we receive daily on all reported cases. Following a statistical analysis, it is important … Read more
Dr. Muguette Isona, along with Dr. Alex Cruz, explained the plasma transfusion process for a COVID-19 positive patient on Friday. “The plasma process, the plasma transfusion that began in the Municipality of San Juan is a process that began several weeks ago, approximately a month, when we diagnosed the first positive patient. Thereafter, we begin … Read more
Bad news about the COVID-19 epidemic in Puerto Rico came this morning as a bucket of cold water: the Health Department has been incorrectly reporting data on infections on the Island for the past four weeks. The Secretary of Health, Lorenzo González, recognized today the Investigative Journalism Center (CPI) that the agency he heads has … Read more