[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A vaccine-labeled test tube is seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on September 9, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic The head of British drug maker AstraZeneca said Thursday that more research is needed on its COVID-19 vaccine after questions arose about the …
Read More »Senators Support Limited Face-to-Face Classes in Low-Risk Areas
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 27) – Three senators expressed their support for soon resuming ‘limited and localized’ face-to-face classes in some low-risk areas of the country. On Friday, the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture discussed with Department of Education officials the current status of the …
Read More »UK asks regulator to evaluate Oxford / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Friday asked its drug regulator to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for temporary supply, a step towards starting its rollout before the end of the year. FILE PHOTO: In this illustration taken on October 31, 2020, vials …
Read More »China’s second COVID-19 vaccine passes PH panel review
[ad_1] SCB-2019 (S-Trimer COVID-19 Vaccine) SCB-2019 is a recombinant subunit vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Using its proprietary Trimer-Tag © technology, Clover has produced an S-Trimer subunit vaccine candidate that resembles the native trimeric viral spike through the mammalian cell culture production system. Image from Clover Biopharmaceuticals website MANILA, Philippines – …
Read More »What’s next for the 2020 medical licensing exam topnotcher?
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 27) – What will the winner of the medical licensure exam do next? For those wondering, Jomel Lapides said he plans to continue serving at the Philippine General Hospital, where he worked as a nurse for six years. Lapides took a job in the …
Read More »White House Thanksgiving Proclamation Calls On Americans To ‘Come Together’ Even As COVID-19 Rises
[ad_1] (CNN) – President Donald Trump’s annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls on Americans to “come together” for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned. The last line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary’s office Wednesday night, reads: “I encourage all Americans to come …
Read More »‘Cockfighting is still important:’ Marcos insists schools should be opened
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Imee Marcos insisted on Friday that schools should be opened, lamenting why cockfighting was allowed to resume when education is more important. “I am really disappointed that cockfighting is even more important to Filipinos than education. Two weeks ago, the booth was opened but the …
Read More »Coronavirus Task Force Approves Higher Burden for Commissioned Transportation Services
[ad_1] A shuttle service under the Vice President’s Office offers free rides for medical workers and frontline personnel on August 4, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – The Philippine coronavirus task force approved a higher passenger load for commissioned transportation services, Malacañang said on Friday, easing another …
Read More »UK asks regulator to study AstraZeneca vaccine – Manila Bulletin
[ad_1] The British government said on Friday that it asked its independent drug regulator to evaluate AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as part of the formal approval process for the drug to be launched before the end of the year. An undated brochure image released by the University of Oxford on November …
Read More »Argentina says goodbye to its favorite son Maradona – Manila Bulletin
[ad_1] Photo posted by Télam showing fans huddled next to the hearse transporting late Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona on his way from the Casa Rosada presidential palace to the cemetery, in Buenos Aires, on November 26, 2020 (Photo by Raúl FERRARI / TELAM / AFP) / Argentina OUT …
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