Vaccination

Chinese coronavirus vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil

The Chinese-developed Coronavac COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil, the organization in charge of its production in the South American country said on Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Eastern Europe has been hardest hit by COVID

The seven countries with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in proportion to their overall population are in central and eastern Europe, according to an AFP tally at 1400 GMT on Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Measles cases surge amid Venezuela's crisis

Venezuela, devastated by economic and political crises, accounted for 85 percent of cases of measles reported across Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year, the Pan-American Health Organization reports.

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