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[ad_1] MANILA – There were 292 new cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in the Philippines in the past week, while the total deaths reached 72, data from the Department of Health showed. “This is 29 cases less than the 263 cases of the previous week, or from November 1 …

[ad_1] HYTTALO SOUZA / UNSPLASH By Gillian M. Cortez Y Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters The HEALTH department asked President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday night to issue an order that will speed up the approval process for coronavirus vaccines. “We are respectfully requesting that you consider issuing an executive …

[ad_1] The syringes are seen in front of the Biontech and Pfizer logos shown in this illustration taken on November 10, 2020. (Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo) Pfizer Inc said Wednesday that the final results of the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine showed it to …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More than a month after the speaker change, the House leadership renewal continued on Wednesday with more allies of former President Alan Peter Cayetano being fired from their posts. Just as Wednesday’s House session was about to adjourn, Deputy Majority Leader Xavier Jesus Romualdo made a …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines reached 412,097 after an additional 1,383 infections were recorded, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday. The DOH, in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, also reported 143 new recoveries and 95 additional deaths, bringing …

[ad_1] MANILA – The Health Department said Wednesday that an executive order granting emergency use powers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is necessary to expedite the approval of COVID-19 vaccines entering the country. The Undersecretary of Health Maria Rosario Vergeire during a virtual forum pointed out that the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Model-turned-TV personality Phoemela Baranda has revealed that she’s on a life-changing journey at age 40 – she’s participating like a baby. Baranda proudly displayed his belly in a photo he posted on his Instagram account on Wednesday with the caption: “Life begins.” The photo she posted …

[ad_1] In this photo: A YouTube snapshot (Unsplash / Christian Wiediger) Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said Tuesday that it is adding a link to provide information on the development of COVID-19 vaccines to the coronavirus panel on its site, expanding its efforts to combat misinformation related to the pandemic. The link …

[ad_1] Plans for vaccination programs began to take shape in Europe and the United States following recent advances, but the surge in coronavirus cases prompted new and grueling restrictions, and Austria took the unpopular step on Tuesday of closing schools and stores. Global hopes of beating the pandemic were high …

[ad_1] For immediate release: November 17, 2020 Today, the US Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-assessment at home and providing rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a single-use molecular test (real-time loop-mediated amplification reaction) that …