Daily Archives: April 8, 2021

2021-04-08: News Headlines

Inge Fryklund (2021-04-08). The US War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis. counterpunch.org We are torn by images of unaccompanied minors and overcrowded facilities at our southern border, but few in the United States are asking why so many Central American families are so desperate to escape their own countries that they are willing to risk everything — including family separation. These migrants are not fleeing some Act

teleSUR (2021-04-07). Nicaragua Starts Vaccination Against 16 Infectious Diseases. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's Health Minister Martha Reyes Tuesday announced a mass vaccination campaign until April 26 against several infectious diseases. | RELATED: | The campaign seeks to deworm children under five years old, people at high risk, and citizens over 50 years with over 1 million doses of vitamins and specific vaccines. | The immunization will protect against 16 diseases among which are polio, pneumococcal, and ro…

teleSUR (2021-04-07). El Salvador Receives CoronaVac Vaccines Donation From China. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's Health Minister Francisco Alabi on Tuesday received a batch of 150,000 CoronaVac vaccines donated by China. | RELATED: | Previously, this Central American country received 2 million doses from the Chinese Sinovac pharmaceutical. The latest shipment became number fifth since the start of mass vaccination on March 17. | CoronaVac vaccines will be administered to adults over 50 years old and people wit…

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