Health

[ad_1] Vaccination aims to eradicate, eliminate, or control infectious diseases, contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality, being considered one of the most effective strategic measures for the protection of public health. The ordinance that creates the National Vaccination Plan (PNV) against COVID-19 was published this Wednesday and comes …

[ad_1] Portugal will receive another 70,200 doses of the first vaccine approved against covid in December, the Minister of Health announced in a statement made this Wednesday. The first 9,750 doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine arrive in the country the day after Christmas and Vaccination begins in the five main …

[ad_1] Portugal will receive almost 80 thousand doses of the vaccine from the Pfizer / BioNTech consortium in two deliveries even before the end of the year – the first already on Saturday, December 26 and the second on Monday, December 28 -, announced today the Minister of Health Vaccination …

[ad_1] The Minister of Health announced this Wednesday that Pfizer has anticipated the vaccine distribution schedule, which means that Portugal will receive a second dose of 70,200 units next Monday, which will be added to those expected (9,750 doses) and that It will begin to be administered on December 27, …

[ad_1] A study on the genetic diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus detected three new variants of the virus that circulate in the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic in Portugal, a researcher from the Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute (INSA) advanced this Wednesday. One of the three variants represents around …

[ad_1] Six counties in the region have recorded a total of nine deaths since yesterday. The data released at the end of the day by the local health authorities indicate the occurrence of three more deaths in Leiria, two in Nazareth, one in Queen syrup, one in Peniche, one in …

[ad_1] With the vaccine already distributed in several countries, there are those who question its effectiveness because it was very fast to develop. In fact, science is also highly developed as is technology (there are no miracles!). With the appearance of a new strain, BioNTech has already come to ensure …

[ad_1] One hundred and nine municipalities in mainland Portugal have a very high and extreme risk of being infected by the new coronavirus, six less than at the beginning of the month. The new list that divides the municipalities between moderate, high, very high and extreme contagion levels was published …

[ad_1] This Wednesday the blockade of France’s border with the United Kingdom was lifted, but the queues on the English side have not diminished, with thousands of truckers cornered waiting to resume their trip. Christmas at home is already impossible for many drivers, including the Portuguese who are stranded. The …

[ad_1] There are 54 new positive cases to report in Madeira this Wednesday. These are four imported cases (2 from the United Kingdom, 1 from Switzerland and 1 from Northern Portugal) and 50 cases of local transmission, most of which are already associated with contacts or contexts of previously identified …