European Medicines Agency ‘investigates three possible new adverse reactions to mRNA vaccines’
Expresso reports that EMA, the European Medicines Agency, is investigating three possible new adverse reactions to mRNA vaccines – the Pfizer and Moderna shots the EU has been seen to
Covid outbreak in old people’s home ‘spreads to local community’
The outbreak of Covid-19 in an old people’s home in Proença-a-Nova (in which staff and residents have been fully-vaccinated) has now spread into the wider community. The 155 cases
Thousands of jobs “could be saved” if government reduced IVA on food and drink
Thousands of jobs could be saved if the government reduced IVA payable on food and drink. This is the case made by AHRESP, the Portuguese association representing the catering side
Vaccination schedule interrupted in Porto due to ‘alleged failure in chain of refrigeration’
Today’s vaccination schedule at Porto’s Queimódromo has been suspended due to an alleged failure in the chain of refrigeration. People vaccinated over the past couple of days (August 10 and
Leading light in robotics dies in motorcycle accident on IC2
One of Portugal’s foremost experts in robotics died this week in a motorcycle accident on the IC2 in Carqueijo (Mealhada). Norberto Pires, 55, was a professor in Coimbra University’s department
Portuguese scientists in race to deliver alternatives to Covid vaccines
In another week of a world in pandemic where so much is changing, one clear fact keeps bobbing to the surface: the vaccines’ effects are short-term. Whether we need third
Government likely to stop co-financing Covid antigen tests by end August
Less than a day after a panel of experts in UK said monitoring people with mild symptoms “was no longer helpful”, Portugal’s ministry of health has admitted it may not
Autopsy on sudden death of healthy student ‘inconclusive’
The autopsy which had promised to shed light on the reasons for the death of healthy student Inês Rafael Mendes at a campsite in Vieira do Minho last weekend (click
Web Summit returns to Lisbon in November
“See you in Portugal…” Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave tweeted the news today that a new edition of the world class Web Summit tech fair has been given the going
Group of 21 unaccompanied teens arrive in Portugal from Greek refugee camps
Adding to the 100 unaccompanied minors who have already been taken in by Portugal from refugee camps in Greece, another 21 have arrived, the government has announced. The latest arrivals,