SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Institute of Public Health said on Thursday it had approved the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Belgian la.
BUENOS AIRES, June 5 ― Chile said yesterday that people inoculated with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine should get their second dose, but health officials put a new limit on the age of recipients until an investigation into possible complications is completed. On Thursday, the health ministry said.
Links ”between the Chile s Catholic University and the Sinovac laboratory have been strengthened over the past year and a half of joint work, Sánchez said.
China s Sinovac Biotech laboratory is reportedly evaluating the possibility of manufacturing the immunizer in Chile in a joint effort with the local Pontifical Catholic University, Rector Ignacio Sánchez said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday.
Sinovac intends to establish a vaccine manufacturing plant in Latin America and finds that our country can be a very good place, Sánchez said. The laboratory is looking specifically to produce the Coronavac vaccine in the region, it was reported.
Allocations of Johnson & Johnson s Covid-19 vaccine expected to drop 84% next week, data shows
From CNN’s Deidre McPhillips
A medical worker with Northwell Health holds up doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Northwell Health pop-up coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in Staten Island on April 08, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The number of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine shots allocated to states and other jurisdictions by the federal government is expected to drop 84% next week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This week, nearly 5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were allocated to states and other jurisdictions, but only about 785,000 are slated for next week.