Public Health calls on the vulnerable to get vaccinated against influenza

As influenza is a stationary infection that can increase as lower temperatures are registered, the Minister of Public Health called on vulnerable people to go for vaccination before the month of December enters, which is when the winter season in the country. Dr. Daniel Rivera recalled that it is free and the country has enough … Read more

Video: Chaos at María Montez Metro station due to vaccination card

Long lines and disorder reigned this Tuesday morning at the María Montez station, of the Santo Domingo Metro, located at kilometer 9 of the Duarte highway, due to the check of the Covid-19 vaccination card. This was confirmed by reporters from LISTÍN DIARIO Through videos recorded in the aforementioned terminal, where users, due to the … Read more

They protest against the anticovid vaccine card

“Freedom, freedom, freedom”, was the slogan that a group of protesters shouted in the Independence Park of the Colonial City, for the elimination of resolution 000048 of the Public Ministry, which establishes that “all persons over 18 years of age must present vaccination card against Covid-19 to attend in person to public places, transport, schools, … Read more

Health Day – “Touching your breasts is life”

“Tocarte las Mamas es Vida”, with this printed slogan, ladies from different social strata came to the Cecilip clinic to get a sonomamography for free, thanks to the initiative of the surgeons Tania Medina and Pablo García. The surgeon also informs that this day, in addition to being born from the initiative to raise awareness … Read more

There are already three actions that the TSA dismisses against presentation of the vaccination card

The third chamber of the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) declared inadmissible another amparo action against resolution 000048, issued by Public Health on October 8, which requires the vaccination card against covid 19 to enter closed places. The judges rejected the amparo action “because there are other judicial channels that allow obtaining the protection of the … Read more

Solidaridad – INESA makes a donation to the Dominican League Against Cancer

As part of the activities of the international month of the fight against breast cancer, Investments and Business (INESA), together with its Jergens brand, carried out an awareness campaign on the importance of early detection of this disease, donating RD $ 100,000 to the Dominican League Against Cancer (LDCC) to support Dominican women to become … Read more

More than one million children should receive the anticovid vaccine in the country

The Dominican Republic has a population of children between the ages of five and 11 of around one million 350 thousand, which would be the target population to be vaccinated against Covid-19, once the immunization process against that population is started. agreed at the meeting held by the health authorities and the medical community. This … Read more

Influenza rages and vaccines are scarce

While public and private health centers report considerable increases in patients with respiratory diseases, including the influenza virus, especially type B, the country plans to start vaccinating against seasonal flu in the middle of this month, which is applied every year to priority groups. At a private level, some health centers, which have purchased the … Read more

Enrique Rocha, the villain par excellence of Mexican soap operas, dies

Enrique Rocha, the villain par excellence of Mexican soap operas, died this Sunday naturally, it was reported in Mexico. He was 81 years old. Known in Latin America for his antagonistic roles in soap operas such as “El privilegio de amar” and “Las vias del amor”, he played the role of bad guy in at … Read more

“No Photos!”: A Visual Essay from Haiti

Haiti is not a single story. There are many stories, that overlap, that intersect, that relentlessly advance towards violent and heartbreaking ends. The rich and the desperately poor. The violent and the violated. In an awkward and sometimes lethal way, they share half an island that is a magnet for natural disasters. Photographer Roberto Abd, … Read more