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Second dose Sputnik V vaccines arrive
Second doses of the Sputnik vaccine have arrived in Guyana but priority will be given to persons who got their...
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Compulsory COVID19 vaccination is legal- Caribbean Law Professor
Law Professor, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine. Prominent Caribbean Law Professor, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccination could be made...
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Guyana welcomes US rejoining of global climate change pact
US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali. President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the...
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Guyana gets US$6 million loan to respond to COVID-19
The World Bank approved on Wednesday US$6 million in additional financing for the Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support...
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US Congressman touts aggressive vaccine diplomacy to counter China’s influence in Caribbean
Barbara Feinstein A United States (US) Congressman is interested in aggressively pushing American-made vaccines in the Caribbean , in a...
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More Afro-Guyanese dying from COVID-19 at Liliendaal Hospital… a sign of vaccine hesitancy- Carpen
Dr. Mahendra Carpen Even as Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon continues to insist that the Health Ministry suspend use vaccination with...
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Health Ministry calls on Harmon to withdraw claims about Sputnik V vaccine
In the wake of official confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V vaccines are not...
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Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund confirms authenticity of Sputnik V vaccines shipped to Guyana
Russia's Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), that country's wealth fund, on Tuesday confirmed that more than 300,000 doses of the Sputnik...
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Harmon writes Russian vaccine manufacturer for answers
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony (left) with a consignment of Sputnik V vaccine on arrival at the Cheddi Jagan...
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Medical Council endorses Sputnik V vaccine
The Medical Council of Guyana on Saturday endorsed the use of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine as one of several...
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