Filipino medical student Chris Dee talks about the importance of the right kind of information in science “The idea came about first and foremost because I knew how connected Filipinos were on social media,” Chris Dee told me. A graduate of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale...
A huge batch of Pfizer vaccines--over two million according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.--is coming to the Philippines later this month. The first batch of Pfizer vaccines in the Philippines arrived on May 10, 2021. (Photo from Bureau of Customs) Galvez, National Task Force (NTF) Against...
Doug and Chesca Kramer To help more Filipinos improve their overall health through better gum care, Gumtect is inviting Filipinos to tune in to “Gumtalk with Gumtect” web show happening on May 20, 4 p.m. at Gumtect’s Facebook page, facebook.com/Gumtect. Our lifestyles may have changed...
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a...
The WHO chief took on so-called "vaccine diplomacy" on Monday, slamming countries for using Covid-19 jabs to gain competitive advantage rather than engaging in true cooperation to end the pandemic. "Vaccine diplomacy is not cooperation," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from the World...
Schools and stores reopened in parts of Europe on Monday, easing out of months of COVID-19 lockdowns, but the devastating outbreak raged on across the sub-continent and health experts declared the virus mutation in India a "variant of concern". A COVID-19 patient reacts while sitting on a bed...
Variant accelerating India's COVID explosion: WHO top scientist A COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said Saturday. World Health...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he instructed his agency to file for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinopharm. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN...
The Philippines is hopeful that the memory of those who died during World War II will serve as a reminder for the world of the cost of reclaiming peace and defending it in the present time. Photo from DFA Twitter account (@DFAPHL) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) made the statement as it...
ITZY (The Chart Show with Brooke Reese) K-pop girl group ITZY has sold more than 200,000 copies of their fourth mini-album “Guess Who.” According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Guess Who” garnered sales of 200,130 copies in the first week of release from April 30 to May 6. The total is 55,775...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany jointly announced on Wednesday the establishment of a new global hub based in Berlin for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance, and analytics innovation. "The new WHO Hub will be a global platform for pandemic...
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday hailed the United States' support for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as a "historic decision". WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The...
