DOH, PGC Confirm Detection Of UK COVID-19 Variant In PH

DOH PGC

DOH and PGC confirmed the detection of the UK COVID-19 variant in the Philippines Following border control and strengthened biosurveillance efforts, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of the UK COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant) in the Philippines. This, after swab samples from a Filipino … Read more

Nograles: COVID-19 Vaccines May Not Be Available For Commercial Use In PH This Year

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles

COVID-19 vaccines may not be available for commercial use in PH this year, according to Nograles. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that COVID-19 vaccines may not be available for commercial use in the Philippines this year. According to Nograles, Filipinos can’t yet buy the COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippine market since the emergency use authorization … Read more

Joey de Leon Shares Stance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

Joey de Leon Shares Stance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

Joey de Leon: “Kahit anong brand pa ng bakuna yan basta inaprubahan ng FDA” Eat Bulaga mainstay Joey de Leon took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein he shared his stance regarding debates in the COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, January 11, the Malacañang Palace said that the Filipinos can’t choose the COVID-19 vaccine brand they … Read more

Lani Misalucha Now Uses Hearing Aids After Acquired Deafness Due to Bacterial Meningitis

Lani Misalucha Now Uses Hearing Aids After Acquired Deafness Due to Bacterial Meningitis

Lani Misalucha is now using hearing aids after suffering from acquired deafness due to bacterial meningitis. It was on Tuesday night when the singer took the image-sharing site, Instagram wherein she opened up about her hearing loss. Lani Misalucha and her husband Noli got bacterial meningitis last year. “I believe some of you already know … Read more

Galvez: Sinovac To Get EUA For COVID-19 Vaccine Before February 20

Sinovac

Sinovac would get EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine before February 20, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Wednesday said that an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine will be granted before February 20, 2021. During the day’s Laging Handa public briefing, Galvez said that the EUA for Sinovac COVID-19 … Read more