Politics

Using self-test, temperature alert, and more from January 10th night

January 10, 2022
9:51 PM

The request for authorization for the use of the self-test for the detection of Covid-19 that must be made by the Ministry of Health and the warning of European Union scientists about the temperature of the planet are among the highlights of the night of this Monday, January 10. of 2022.

Use of self test

The Ministry of Health will ask Anvisa for authorization to use the self-test to detect Covid-19 in Brazil. The request must be made by Thursday (13). The information was forwarded to CNN by the executive secretary of the portfolio, Rodrigo Cruz.

Omicron vaccine

Pfizer’s CEO said that a specific Covid-19 vaccine for the Ômicron variant will be ready in March. Albert Bourla said he expects the protection to be much better against infections, as the effectiveness against hospitalizations and serious illness is already considered satisfactory.

Capitol Accident

The Civil Police of Minas Gerais identified the 10 dead in the accident caused by the collapse of a rock wall in Capitólio. All victims were aboard the same speedboat and knew each other. The state governor, Romeu Zema (Novo), said that the canyons will undergo analysis by geologists.

Pope criticizes misinformation

Pope Francis criticized misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines and supported immunization in the world. The pontiff said that getting immunized is a moral health obligation and called vaccination the best solution to prevent the disease. The Catholic Church leader also condemned ideological misinformation about immunizers.

Temperature alert

Scientists from the European Union (EU) have warned that the last seven years were the warmest on record in the world. The data is in an annual report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The information shows that last year was the fifth warmest year, with temperature records in different regions of the planet.