[ad_1] Some Covid-19 survivors have worrying signs that their immune system has been activated in the body, reminiscent of potentially debilitating diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study found. Sometime, The body’s defense system in these patients changed to attack itself, rather than the virus, the study suggests. …
Read More »Duterte wants a government-to-government deal for Covid vaccines
[ad_1] President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he wants a government-to-government deal to buy Covid-19 vaccines from China. Duterte, this will ensure that the government purchase goes through and is free from potential anomalies. “Let me tell everyone that we will not beg [for the vaccine]. We will pay. So you …
Read More »House Panels Recommend Charges Against Duque, PhilHealth Executives
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Two House committees on Tuesday approved the filing of administrative and criminal cases against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and officials from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for wrongdoing. The public accounts and good governance and public responsibility committees approved an 80-page report on their joint …
Read More »House panels look for raps vs Duque, others for PhilHealth mess
[ad_1] The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives and the Committee of Good Governance and Public Responsibility of the House of Representatives recommended on Tuesday the filing of criminal charges against Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III, the former president and CEO of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) …
Read More »Vatican experts on COVID-19 try to get Pope Francis to wear a mask
[ad_1] Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noted with some concern by the Vatican commission of experts he appointed to help chart the path of the Roman Catholic Church through the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. The Rev. Augusto Zampini, one of the key members of …
Read More »Duterte rules out abolishing PhilHealth – The Manila Times
[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that he would not abolish the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) amid alleged corruption at the agency. “PhilHealth is gone… I really won’t dismantle it because it’s not easy; It’s not easy to create another (I won’t abolish PhilHealth because it’s not easy to …
Read More »Red Cross Resumes PhilHealth-Funded COVID-19 Testing As Government Pays Half Its Debt
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 27) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced Tuesday night that it will resume testing for COVID-19 under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), hours after the state health insurer liquidated partially your debt. “Tonight, I have asked the secretary general and all of …
Read More »Red Cross charter flight to China to obtain 450,000 COVID-19 test kits
[ad_1] A woman undergoes a rapid COVID-19 test at the Philippine Red Cross headquarters in Mandaluyong. (Photo by EDWIN BACASMAS / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines – A plane chartered by the Philippine Red Cross will fly to China on Thursday, Oct. 29 to collect 450,000 COVID-19 test kits, Senator …
Read More »All the government machinery necessary to clean up against corruption – Guevarra
[ad_1] JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra admitted Tuesday that he would need all the government machinery to carry out President Duterte’s directive to lead the government’s bid to end massive bribery and corruption activities in the government. In a text message to journalists, Guevarra admitted that being chosen to lead the …
Read More »Reality Bites into Putin’s Highly Publicized Covid-19 Vaccine, As Efficacy and Safety Concerns Persist
[ad_1] Putin, who is famous for being secretive about his family, said one of his daughters had already been vaccinated as part of early-stage trials and he felt “good” to increase the vaccine’s safety claims. Russia has passed a grim milestone of 1.5 million cases and at least 26,269 deaths, …
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