Health

[ad_1] The PHILIPPINES has temporarily banned poultry imports from the Russian Federation after the Russian Federation reported the first global case of human transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 (bird flu). In a memorandum signed on February 26, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar suspended imports from Russia of domestic …

[ad_1] There are no studies yet comparing the J&J vaccine directly to the other approved vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc, but all of the vaccines were highly effective in reducing hospitalizations and deaths. An advisory panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously Sunday …

[ad_1] DECEMBER 8, 2020 The picturesque beaches and waters of the island of Boracay continue to attract increasing numbers of tourists despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jack Jarilla) MANILA, Philippines – Boracay’s world-famous white beach and El Nido, Palawan’s Nacpan Beach, made it to a travel website’s Best Beaches …

[ad_1] MANILA – Century Pacific said Monday that it cut freshwater consumption from its tuna facilities by as much as 30 percent last year by using a new thawing technique. He designed a thawing method to cut his plant’s water use to thaw frozen tuna by half, Century Pacific told …

[ad_1] FINALLY, the Philippines’ vaccination campaign begins Monday with the delivery of the initial 600,000 doses of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine, which is unloaded here from a Chinese military aircraft and loaded into a refrigerated van at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Sunday afternoon. —RICHARD A. REYES The …

[ad_1] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in the country, at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Feb. 28, 2021. Eloisa López, Reuters MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he was considering …

[ad_1] BLOOMBERG JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S (J&J) coronavirus vaccine was approved for use in the US, making available a third vaccine that could fill gaps in the nation’s immunization campaign as the concern about the influx of virus variants. The Food and Drug Administration The (FDA) said in a statement Saturday …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in its history, the Philippine Sports Writers Association (PSA) will virtually host its Annual Awards Night, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the sports world was not spared from the global health crisis, there were still Filipino athletes who overcame adversity …

[ad_1] Pope Francis greets from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on February 21, 2021. BUENOS AIRES: Pope Francis hopes to die in Rome, still a Catholic pontiff, without ever spending his last days in his native Argentina, according to a new book entitled “The Health …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Workers in the productive sectors of the economy will also be prioritized during the massive inoculation against COVID-19, as economic administrators continue to push for further easing of restrictions, which have exacerbated hunger and unemployment in areas that are still under strict quarantine. . “Along with …