[ad_1] Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III.FILE PHOTO OF INVESTIGATOR / EDWIN BACASMAS MANILA, Philippines – Physicians who administer drugs or vaccines without prior approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) run the risk of losing their medical license, the Department of Health (DOH) warned. “We will investigate the …
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[ad_1] France’s health authorities have pledged to offer a faster COVID-19 vaccination to a broader group of medical workers starting next week, amid criticism of the country’s slow inoculation campaign. In his New Year’s address to the nation on Thursday night, President Emmanuel Macron said he would not allow “unjustifiable …
Read More »WHO approves Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Thursday. The vaccine, which goes by the name Comirnaty, is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the agency and added to its Emergency Use List (EUL), according to the announcement. The WHO emergency use …
Read More »WHO identifies 4 variants of Sars-CoV-2
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified four variants of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). While most of these variants have been found to be more contagious, there is no evidence to suggest they cause more serious forms of the disease, the WHO said in …
Read More »Poorer nations could have access to Pfizer vaccine after WHO approval
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, which means poorer countries will soon have access to the jab already available in Europe and North America. Each country that has a drug regulatory agency will have to issue its own approval for any Covid-19 …
Read More »WHO grants ’emergency validation’ to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
[ad_1] GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization on Thursday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries around the world to quickly approve its import and distribution. Britain launched its inoculation campaign with the American-German vaccine on December 8, and the United States, Canada and …
Read More »US Coronavirus: California Doctor Says Sometimes Beds Are Only Opened When Patients Die
[ad_1] Doctors in Santa Clara, California, are treating some critically ill patients in the emergency room, as there are simply no places in intensive care units. “Often the only time we can move someone is when a Covid patient dies,” emergency room physician Dr. Marco Randazzo told a news conference …
Read More »‘We have to be remembered for what has been done,’ says Trump, returning to Washington early
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump arrives at Marine One with First Lady Melania Trump after returning from Mar-A-Lago on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, the United States, on December 31, 2020. REUTERS / Leah Millis WASHINGTON – After weeks of vowing to win his fight to …
Read More »China approves its first COVID-19 vaccine for general use
[ad_1] China approved its first COVID-19 vaccine for general public use. The vaccine was developed by the state company Sinopharm. The vaccines had already been approved for emergency use by groups such as healthcare professionals and essential workers. But the general public’s approval came on New Year’s Eve. China has …
Read More »The head of PSG must face the Senate to explain the ‘mystery’ of vaccination: Drilon
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) will have to explain to the Senate his admission that his men were vaccinated with a COVID-19 drug from China that is not yet registered in the Philippines and is believed to have been brought in. in the …
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