Alex Esgana
AstraZeneca and Oxford University became the first vaccine makers to publish final stage COVID-19 vaccine trial results. AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Tuesday became the first COVID-19 vaccine makers to publish their final-stage clinical trial vaccine data in a scientific journal. This, as it cleared a key hurdle in the global race in order to … Read more
Nurse who administered the COVID-19 vaccine to the first patient in UK was a Filipina. The first health care worker who administered the approved coronavirus vaccine to the first patient in United Kingdom was a Filipina nurse. Based on a report on Interaksyon, May Parsons — a Filipina nurse who had worked for National Health … Read more
Margaret Keenan, 90, received first COVID-19 vaccine in UK Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first patient in a Western country to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. This, as Britain officially rolled out the jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in the biggest vaccination drive in its history. In a report … Read more
Bettinna Carlos shared how her nightly prayer for almost five years had been finally fulfilled. Bettinna Carlos had recently took to social media as she shared how her nightly prayer for almost five years had been finally fulfilled. This, after she posted a photo of her daughter on her Instagram account wherein she admitted that … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 8, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 8, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #269 dated December 8, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,400 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech would deliver their COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada this month, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced that Pfizer and BioNTech would deliver their COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada this month, with vaccinations to start as early as next week. This, as Trudeau said … Read more
Google and Billboard revealed Top 100 Hummed Songs for 2020 Billboard magazine, in collaboration with Google, had officially released the Top 100 Hummed Songs for the year 2020. At Google Search On earlier this year, the Google Assistant gained “Hum to Search” — Google Assistant’s new feature that has the ability to match songs based … Read more
Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday announced in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte that Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. “Maganda po na yung mga bansa ay nakabili ng more than their population … Read more
President Duterte wanted to make RT-PCR testing free. President Rodrigo Duterte wanted Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to form a plan on how to make COVID-19 testing free for Filipinos. It was recalled that President Duterte recently issued an order to put a price ceiling or regulation on COVID-19 RT-PCR testing because some firms was … Read more
President Duterte planned to bring back the use of police batons. During his televised address on Monday night, President Rodrigo Duterte planned to bring back the use of police batons next year. This, as he announced that the government intended to procure rubber batons for the Philippines’ police force next year in order to enhance … Read more