Tag: #COVID-19
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Vargas explains why proposed 'BBM' bill is worth supporting
The proposed “Bayan Bangon Muli” or BBM bill is worth backing, as far as Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas is concerned.
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Gov't urged to maximize, fast-track Covid-19 vaccinations in PH
Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Sunday, May 22, urged the national government to “maximize” and speed up the country’s Covid-19 vaccinations.
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CHED: 89% of personnel, 76% of students in tertiary level vaccinated vs Covid-19
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) cited the continued increase in the Covid-19 vaccination rate among tertiary students and higher education institution (HEI) personnel.
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Vaccine czar Galvez tests positive for Covid-19
For so long a time, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has essentially evaded COVID-19 while touring the country to promote the importance of vaccination.
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Next admin urged to address students’ learning gaps; ensure a safe return to school
A children’s organization said that addressing learning gaps among Filipino learners and ensuring their safe return to school should be among the top priorities of the incoming administration.
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DOH: No test yet to diagnose ‘long Covid’
The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no available test yet to diagnose “long- Covid.”
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3 TWICE members test positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Korea from US
Three members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea from their concert tour in the US.
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Cambodia to provide 5th dose of Covid-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9: PM
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia will start offering a fifth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9 onwards, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Friday.
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Biden offers aid, vaccines to Covid-stricken North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but “got no response” despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with “fever”.
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Duterte economic adviser to BBM: Protect MSMEs
President Duterte’s key economic adviser has this to say to presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: Support and protect micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to create more jobs for Filipinos.
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Covid-19 has 'no link' to mysterious hepatitis outbreak among children, expert says
Covid-19 infection and vaccine have “no link” to the current mysterious hepatitis outbreak in foreign countries.
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U.S. CDC recommends Pfizer Covid-19 booster for children aged 5-11
LOS ANGELES, United States of America — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.
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Las Piñas gov’t prepares for May 23 rollout of 2nd Covid-19 booster shot for senior citizens, health workers
The Las Piñas City government is preparing for the May 23 rollout of the second Covid-19 booster shot for senior citizens and health workers.
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DOH says over 40 million Filipinos yet to receive Covid-19 booster shots
More than 40 million individuals who are already eligible for Covid-19 booster shots have yet to receive additional doses, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
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Vaccine makers yet to submit EUA application for Covid-19 boosters for children aged 5-11—FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers have yet to submit their emergency use authorization (EUA) application for their respective vaccines to be used as booster shots for children under five to 11 years old.
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Metro Manila’s 7-day average of Covid-19 cases up by 19% — OCTA
Metro Manila has seen an “uptick” in new Covid-19 cases over the past week, as the region’s seven-day average rose by 19 percent for the period May 13 to 19, the independent research group OCTA said in its latest monitoring.
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Pasig City starts 2nd Covid-19 booster shot rollout for seniors, frontliners
Senior citizens and frontliners residing in Pasig City may now avail of the second Covid-19 booster shot on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21.
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Africa CDC warns possible new Covid-19 variant amid spike in new cases
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — There is a possibility that a new Covid-19 variant would emerge in Africa in a foreseeable future, Ahmed Ogwell, the acting director of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has warned.