[ad_1] (CNN) – The French medical regulator, the High Health Authority (HAS), approved the launch of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine in the country, according to a statement issued by the regulator on Friday. The decision comes after the European Medicines Agency approved the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday. It has indicated that …
Read More »RIATF: No Sinulog performances – SUNSTAR
[ad_1] IN FEAR of the spread of Covid-19 infections, the Inter-institutional Regional Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (RIATF) 7 recommended the cancellation of all “physical and performance-based” Sinulog Festival activities this year. The RIATF sent its recommendation to the national IATF asking the latter not to …
Read More »PH looking for 3 strains of Covid – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) is monitoring three new variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that could threaten the country. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said on Friday that the strains are those found in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Malaysia. DIRECTED HOME Overseas repatriated …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine appears effective against rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus
[ad_1] The Pfizer vaccine appears to work against some of the mutations in variants of the coronavirus from South Africa and the United Kingdom. Getty / Fredrik Lerneryd For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus variants that have swept through …
Read More »Set date: Chamber to resume Cha-cha debates on January 13
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives will resume its debates on the change of statutes (Cha-cha) on January 13, but lawmakers assured that the discussions will only be on the proposed amendments in the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Ako Bicol party list representative Alfredo Garbin Jr., …
Read More »What we know and what we don’t know about new COVID-19 mutations – Manila Bulletin
[ad_1] PARIS ㅡ The emergence in Great Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially much more infectious versions of the virus, has generated widespread concern. This is what we know, and what we don’t know, about mutations. What are they? All viruses mutate when …
Read More »Terrible warning that London hospitals could be overwhelmed by Covid | Coronavirus
[ad_1] London hospitals could soon be overwhelmed by Covid-19 and run out of nearly 5,500 beds they need to cope with the explosion in cases, NHS leaders have revealed. The chief physician for the capital’s health service shared the troubling analysis with senior physicians in the city’s NHS hospital trusts …
Read More »Senate caucus could address new candidacy for Cha-cha
[ad_1] ADMINISTRATION and opposition senators are prepared to convene a group behind closed doors to confirm a decision on a pending proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution, which is seen as lifting existing term limits, among others. In a statement, Senator Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments …
Read More »Japan’s Suga Declares State of Emergency for Tokyo as Covid-19 Cases Rise
[ad_1] The emergency declaration runs from Friday until February 2 and applies to Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa. The emergency includes a series of restrictions in daily life. Suga has ordered companies to encourage their staff to work from home and reduce the office …
Read More »Archaeologists discover a disturbing amount of plastic debris at an Iron Age site
[ad_1] Godzilla-Themed Thermal Wrap – One of over 2,000 scrap items found on the Castell Henllys site. Image: H. Mytum et al., 2021 / Antiquity One by one, archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of garbage. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting stone and bone tools, the team searched items such as …
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