Google Reveals Series Of Online Safety Measures For Children

Google

Google revealed a series of online safety measures for children. Google recently revealed a series of online safety measures for kids and teens — including a private setting for videos uploaded by children and a safeguard for ads shown to under-18 users. Google’s new features, which came amidst heightened concerns about online child exploitation and … Read more

DOH Hopes Philippines Will Not Experience India-like Surge Of COVID-19 Cases

DOH

DOH expressed hope that the Philippines will not experience India-like surge of COVID-19 cases. The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the Philippines will not experience the same surge of coronavirus cases that hit India amidst growing concerns on the Delta COVID-19 variant. On Tuesday, Health Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo “Bong” Vega said … Read more

ECQ Extension In Metro Manila “Possible” — DOH

DOH

ECQ extension in Metro Manila “possible”, according to DOH. ECQ EXTENSION — The Department of Health (DOH) said that extending the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila remained a possibility amidst the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the area. In a television interview, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on … Read more

Vaccine Experts On Immediate Plan To Vaccinate Children, Teenagers vs COVID-19 In PH

COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccine experts on the immediate plan to vaccinate children and teenagers against COVID-19 in the Philippines. Here’s what a group of vaccine experts said on the immediate plan to vaccinate children and teenagers against COVID-19 in the Philippines. A group of vaccine experts in the Philippines had agreed that children and teenagers shouldn’t yet be … Read more

FDA Evaluating EUA Application For Sputnik Light COVID-19 Vaccine

Sputnik Light

FDA was evaluating the EUA application for Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was evaluating the EUA application for the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA was looking into the application of Russian firm Gamaleya for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. In President Rodrigo Duterte’s … Read more

Further Studies Needed Before Administering COVID-19 Vaccines To Children — Duque

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III

Further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children, according to Duque. On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children. In President Rodrigo Duterte’s weekly “Talk to the People” briefing, Duque said that there needs to be more study on the safety of … Read more

President Duterte Suggests Unvaccinated Individuals To Stay Home Amidst COVID-19 Threat

President Rodrigo Duterte

President Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. In his weekly public address, President Duterte said that his suggestion was that those unvaccinated individuals shouldn’t go out of their respective homes until … Read more