Health

[ad_1] At least five mayors received orders to show cause to obtain COVID-19 vaccines ahead of those on the priority list, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said that orders to show cause were issued to the following mayors as …

[ad_1] REUTERS / DADO RUVIC / FILE PHOTO LONDON / CHICAGO – AstraZeneca will release updated results of its major 2019 U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticized the drug maker for use “outdated information” to show how well immunization was working. The …

[ad_1] Strong protests have erupted across Brazil as the country’s skeptical Covid president Jair Bolsonaro struggled to defend his handling of the pandemic, claiming that citizens could soon resume their “normal lives” despite the high death toll. Bolsonaro, whose anti-scientific response to the coronavirus has drawn international condemnation, made a …

[ad_1] Fake vaccine cards for the coronavirus and vaccines that are touted as COVID-19 vaccines are for sale in parts of the dark web, cybersecurity analysts warn. Ads for these fake products reportedly increased more than 300% in the last three months. Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software released the highlights …

[ad_1] (CNN) – In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the independent board reviewing data from multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates has raised concerns about AstraZeneca’s announcement of efficacy data from your vaccine trial. “The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have …

[ad_1] Devotees attend a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the San Sebastián Church in Manila on January 9, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CBN News MANILA – The Archdiocese of Manila said Tuesday it would open its churches for worship with limited capacity over Holy Week, a …

[ad_1] PHOTO: Screenshot of the NUS FASS website SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man who pleaded guilty to abusing his elderly mother by starving her to death and hitting her in the groin was jailed for 56 weeks on Tuesday (March 23), when more details emerged about the physical and mental …

[ad_1] Legally forcing dozens of workers to take a hit raises huge legal and moral questions. Ministers have previously called similar ideas “discriminatory”. The Cabinet subcommittee document warns that a “large” number of welfare workers may resign if the change is made, and that successful human rights lawsuits could be …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has given hospitals until Wednesday to administer all of their available AstraZeneca doses, or they will be withdrawn from the market and delivered to other hospitals with increasing cases of COVID- 19. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that …

[ad_1] Things, I think, may be about to get a lot better. Suddenly, we are on the verge of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in our offices. It seems that the pandemic started a lifetime ago, but little more than a year has passed. And it seems like yesterday (and an eternity …