Tag: Chile

Chile to Give Booster Shot to Citizens After Seeing Sinovac Partially Fall in Effectiveness

Chile declared on Aug. 5 that it will administer booster vaccines to citizens who have received China’s Sinovac in order to raise immunity. The move comes after finding the initial doses lose some effectiveness after several months’ time. Chile is one of the Latin American countries that has done most of its vaccinations with China-made…


Six Dead and Eight Injured in Chilean Fire

Six people were killed and eight injured after a fire broke out at a shelter for patients discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Chile, officials said on Friday. The fire started late on Thursday in San Felipe, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of capital Santiago, and also damaged four nearby homes, the Interior Ministry’s emergency…


Italy Rejects Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines as China Admits They Are Less Effective Against Delta Variant

Italy has joined a growing list of countries casting doubt on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi told reporters at the end of a European Union summit on June 22: “The Chinese vaccine … has shown itself not to be adequate. You can see that from Chile’s experience of tackling the epidemic.” More than…


Italy Rejects Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines as China Admits They’re Less Effective Against Delta Variant

Italy has joined a growing list of countries casting doubt on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told reporters at the end of a European Union summit on June 22: “The Chinese vaccine … has shown itself not to be adequate. You can see that from Chile’s experience of tackling the epidemic.” More than…


Vet Injected People With Dog Vaccine to Fight COVID-19 in Chile: Officials

A veterinarian in Chile confessed to injecting people with a dog vaccine and saying it would protect them against the CCP virus, according to local reports. Maria Fernanda Munoz of Calama is accused by Chilean health authorities of administering the shot to at least 70 people during the second half of 2020, and she told them…


The Fall of Chile Is a Warning to America

Commentary Back in the 1970s, the nation of Chile embarked on one of the boldest sets of free market economic reforms in history. The government called in the Chicago Boys, as they were called, led by Milton Friedman and other University of Chicago free market economists. They were given a free hand to redesign the…


Opinion: The Fall of Chile Is a Warning to America

Commentary Back in the 1970s, the nation of Chile embarked on one of the boldest sets of free market economic reforms in history. The government called in the Chicago Boys, as they were called, led by Milton Friedman and other University of Chicago free market economists. They were given a free hand to redesign the…


Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Chile-Argentina Border Region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Chile-Argentina border region Saturday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake, 30 kilometers east of Chile’s capital of Santiago, was recorded at 9:07 p.m. local time from an epicenter of approximately 110 kilometers depth, the survey said. It came less than an hour after a major 6.9…


The Partial Enchilada: Red Chile Sauce, a Show-Stealing Addition to Any Winter Meal

Winter is the season for red chile enchilada sauce. You can almost smell the piñon and juniper smoke drifting from the leaky wood stove, as you explore the profound depths of a good red chile sauce made from scratch. The sauce is good on potatoes, squash, and other wintry foods, keeping you warm inside and…