DOH Strays From Naming New COVID-19 Strain “PH Variant” To Stop Discrimination DOH STRAYS FROM “PH VARIANT” – The Department of Health (DOH) rejects naming the new COVID-19 strain as the “PH Variant”. Recently, health authorities discovered several unique cases of COVID-19 endemic to Central Visayas. The strain was found to be distinct from known … Read more
The DOH confirmed the detection of the “unique” COVID-19 variant from the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday confirmed the detection of the “unique” COVID-19 variant from the Philippines — the P.3 variant. Aside from this, the DOH also confirmed the detection of the COVID-19 variant from Brazil — the P.1 variant. The … Read more
Eleazar has been appointed as OIC of PNP Deputy Chief for Administration Police Lt. General Guillermo Eleazar has been appointed as the officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police. This is after PNP chief General Debold Sinas tested positive for Covid-19 and is now in the quarantine facility. According to Eleazar, as part of the protocol, … Read more
Businessmen considered buying Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine for the private sector, according to Concepcion. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that businessmen considered buying Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine for the private sector. In a report on ABS-CBN News, Concepcion said that a group of local businessmen was interested in ordering Covaxin — the COVID-19 vaccine made … Read more
The Philippine government needed to drop “flip-flopping” COVID-19 policies, according to Senator Villanueva. Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday said that the Philippine government needed to drop “flip-flopping” COVID-19 policies. In a report on ABS-CBN News, Senator Villanueva said that the Philippine government should prevent issuing “flip-flopping” statements before reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
Huawei suppliers faced stringent restrictions from the US over 5G technology. Suppliers of Huawei Technologies had faced stringent restrictions from the United States over its 5G technology. Gizmochina reported that the Biden administration was going forward with the policies enacted by the previous administration as it tightened its reins around Huawei. According to a report, … Read more
The WHO had listed the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use worldwide The World Health Organization (WHO) had recently listed the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use worldwide. The World Health Organization on Friday announced that it had listed the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson for use in its … Read more
NBI Probed Death of Christine Dacera, Findings Now Out CHRISTINE DACERA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) released its findings on case of the 23-year-old flight attendant. In the first week of January 2021, social media was taken by storm by the death of a 23-year-old flight attendant of Philippine Airlines. Identified as Christine … Read more
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the Philippines will be rolled out before the expiry date, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that arrived over the weekend will be rolled out before their expiry in May 2021. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday … Read more
Sanofi would begin its human clinical trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine candidate French pharmaceutical company Sanofi on Friday announced the launch of human clinical trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine, with its first COVID-19 vaccine still in the testing phase after having fallen behind in development. Translate Bio and Sanofi were developing the COVID-19 … Read more