What are the side effects of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has already been accepted in the United States and the European Union; it will speed up the rate of vaccination among the population due to one of its great attractions: it is a single injection. But what are the side effects of the vaccine and, more importantly, are they dangerous? […]

March 15, 2021 at 12:14 PM PDT

Tijuana will start its third week of March with rain

We are getting ready for the last rain we will see in Tijuana for quite some time, and although it will be weak, according to the Meteored website, it will be constant throughout the afternoon. Again, in the evening of Monday, a 30% chance of rain is expected. The rest of the week will be […]

March 14, 2021 at 7:27 PM PDT

Camping is prohibited on Los Cabos beaches during Easter Week

The municipal director of Civil Protection (PC), Eric Santillan Castillo, announced that during the Easter holiday period, camping will not be allowed on the beaches of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been going on for more than a year in the country. In addition to such prohibition, the […]

March 14, 2021 at 1:48 PM PDT

Video of immigration agent hugging child at San Ysidro border crossing goes viral

Since yesterday, a video has gone viral on social media in which a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent tenderly greets two children accompanying their mother at the San Ysidro border, located in the city of Tijuana, Baja California. In the recording you can see the moment when the U.S. agent approaches both children […]

March 14, 2021 at 12:41 PM PDT

QUIVAX, the Mexican vaccine to combat COVID-19 strain variations

The QUIVAX 17.4 vaccine (also called QUIVAX-UAQ), developed by the Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ) is ready to advance to the human testing phase. But, according to information from UAQ educational authorities, the only drawback in the beginning of the tests is the budget, since 20 million pesos are required to continue with the next […]

March 14, 2021 at 11:09 AM PDT

More than 38 thousand vaccines will be massively administered in Ensenada next week

The head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, informed this morning that the 38 thousand and 12 vaccines remaining in Baja California will be massively applied next week in Ensenada. Of this total, 14 thousand 955 are from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and 23 thousand and 57 from Sinovac. This would be similar […]

March 13, 2021 at 1:09 PM PST

Baja California: Proposal to include dentists in the second stage of vaccination

Independent Congresswoman Triny Vaca, proposed Baja California authorities to consider and manage to include dentists, dental assistants and dental assistants in the second stage of vaccination against SARS-COV 2, due to the high risk of infection of COVID-19 they face since they have direct contact with the mouth, the main transmitter of infection. The legislator […]

March 13, 2021 at 11:37 AM PST

Mexico: Secretariat of Health asks not to leave home during Easter Week

In order to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 infections, the Director of Health Promotion, Ricardo Cortes Alcala, asked the Mexican population to avoid leaving home during the Easter holiday period as a way of, at least, minimizing the infections as much as possible after the holiday season. The official pointed out that in view […]

March 13, 2021 at 2:03 AM PST

Epidemiological Traffic Light: Sonora goes to green, no state is under red

Chiapas, Campeche and now Sonora, are the only states in Mexico that have advanced to green traffic light due to the low epidemiological risk they currently represent in the country, as announced by the Secretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo Lopez-Gatell. It was also confirmed that next week 21 states will be in yellow, […]

March 12, 2021 at 9:32 PM PST

There will be no restrictions for Easter Week: Baja California Secretary of Health

When questioned about the possibility of restricting or limiting the capacity of some activities in Baja California due to the Easter Week season, which runs from March 28 to April 3, Secretary of Health Alonso Perez Rico, said that those currently allowed will be respected. "What will we do? We will apply the revision of […]

March 12, 2021 at 2:13 PM PST

COVID-19 infection rate increases in Baja California

As it has been observed in the last few days, one person with COVID-19 in Baja California can infect one more, since the Effective Reproduction Rate (ER) is below one, specifically 0.90 this Friday morning, when on Monday, March 8 it was 0.73. However, when analyzing the speed at which this virus is transmitted by […]

March 12, 2021 at 12:22 PM PST

Mexico to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine despite suspension in several countries

Even after the announcement of the suspension of the use of the formula developed by AstraZeneca in more than 9 countries belonging to the European Union (EU), the Undersecretary of Health Promotion and Prevention, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, informed that Mexico will continue with the use of the British vaccine, as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently […]

March 12, 2021 at 1:47 AM PST

Mexico accumulates more than 2 million 151 thousand COVID-19 infections

This Thursday, the Secretariat of Health (SS) informed that Mexico now has 2 million 151 thousand 28 COVID_19 cases, registering 6 thousand 470 new infections in 24 hours, according to information provided by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). As for deaths caused by the SARS Cov-2 virus, 654 more deaths were recorded in […]

March 12, 2021 at 12:33 AM PST

Baja California becomes a favorite gastronomic destination

Mexico stands out for its gastronomic variety, and in recent years Baja California has earned a place at a national and international level in this sector. Not only the dishes and chefs of this region have been recognized, but also its restaurants. 12 of these have been recently rewarded by the "Gastronomic Mexico Guide, The […]

March 11, 2021 at 6:03 PM PST

COVID is winning the battle in Tijuana and Tecate

The Effective Reproduction Rate (ER) for COVID-19, as of yesterday´s morning, is 0.84 in Baja California, which is favorable since the recommended level is below one, according to the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. However, at the municipal level, Tijuana and Tecate report a 1.05 and 1.22 respectively under this indicator. […]

March 11, 2021 at 1:41 PM PST

Get to know the photographic book that shows the Tijuana of 1918 to 1963

The Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) will present today Thursday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m., the collection of photographs taken by Francisco Galvan Valenzuela between 1918 and 1963, documenting the daily life of this border city for almost half a century. The book "Francisco Galvan, viajero de la lente 1918-1963" will be presented online with comments […]

March 10, 2021 at 7:05 PM PST

Baja California receives 15 thousand 600 more vaccines against COVID-19 from Pfizer

The vaccination against COVID-19 of adults over 60 years of age in Baja California continues, adding up to a total of 51 thousand 600 who have received the drug as of Wednesday morning. Let's remember that this process began in the rural areas of the state, and is currently being vaccinated in the urban and […]

March 10, 2021 at 2:56 PM PST

Las Americas Premium Outlets celebrates Benito Juarez with deep discounts this weekend

Las Americas Premium Outlets will have an excellent promotion this weekend from March 12 to 15, as they announced that due to Benito Juarez's birthday they will have a 65% discount on all brands: Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs, The North Face, Adidas and many more. The hours to visit the plaza during the weekend will […]

March 10, 2021 at 2:25 PM PST

Baja California Civil Protection asks to restrict road travel for 72 hours

Baja California Civil Protection issued a call to the population on Tuesday night as part of the State Early Warning Procedure in view of the rain and snowfall forecasts for the state this week. In the announcement, the agency asked citizens to restrict mobility on the roads during the next 72 hours, especially non-essential trips, […]

March 10, 2021 at 12:39 PM PST

Baja California is asked to avoid snowy areas before the arrival of winter storm

As it has been reported, this week Baja California may witness different weather phenomena. Among them a possible snowfall due to the combination of a cold front and a winter storm that will affect Southern California, indicated Salvador Cervantes, State Coordinator of Civil Protection of Baja California. Snowfall is expected with greater probability for this […]

March 9, 2021 at 6:33 PM PST