Health

[ad_1] (CNN) – Decades ago, Soviet scientists investigated biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now that site is being used to mass produce a vaccine aimed at protecting people around the world from the coronavirus. CNN gained exclusive access to the facility, now …

[ad_1] Medical workers make last-minute preparations for the Manila Covid-19 vaccine installation at the Santa Ana hospital in Manila on Tuesday, February 23, despite a delay in the arrival of vaccines to the country. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has expressed dismay at the delay after he signed P38.4 million as …

[ad_1] MOCK JAB An elderly man waits his turn at a mass vaccination drill at Legarda Primary School in Sampaloc, Manila. —RICHARD A. REYES On Tuesday, the Senate passed a measure establishing the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program in final reading, and senators mockingly praised the bill’s passage even if no …

[ad_1] The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is considering eliminating testing for Covid-19 as a travel requirement across the country. Undersecretary Epimaco Densing Jr DILG Deputy Secretary for Operations Epimaco Densing 3rd, however, said that approval of his proposal would be in the hands of the Interagency …

[ad_1] Kai Sotto will not be part of the current 2021 G League season. Ignite has announced that both camps mutually agreed that Sotto can no longer enter the league bubble on ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. “Kai and the team understood the challenges for him to …

[ad_1] The world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, has urged other countries to be “patient” with the supply of coronavirus vaccines, saying it has been instructed to prioritize its local market. “Dear countries and governments, as you wait for the #COVISHIELD supplies, I humbly ask you to …

[ad_1] The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Philippines, Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, assured on Tuesday that the estimated doses of 5.5 million to 9.2 million of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, expected for the second quarter of this year at the Covax facility, “not at risk” given that …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision not to ease the country’s quarantine status without the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine is a “timely” and “responsive” measure, an independent research group said Tuesday. Dr. Butch Ong from the OCTA Research Team said it was correct to postpone the switch …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It’s better to err on the side of caution than hastily ease coronavirus quarantine restrictions in the country at the expense of the healthcare system, Vice President of Commerce and Industry Wes Gatchalian said Tuesday. Gatchalian said that while he supports the gradual reopening of businesses …

[ad_1] As the country may shift to a more relaxed quarantine state on March 1, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III urged local government units (LGUs) to be on alert and further increase their capacity to monitor. vigilance to avoid new peaks in cases, especially in the National Capital Region …