[ad_1] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold the last cabinet meeting of the year on Monday. The meeting will discuss Turkey’s economy, foreign policy and reforms, as well as the COVID-19 vaccine, among other key topics. Treasury and Finance Minister Lütfi Elvan and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül are expected to …
Read More »Modern or Pfizer? Which company will benefit the most from the vaccine launch?
[ad_1] Modern (NASDAQ: mRNA) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) They made history when they brought their coronavirus vaccines from development to market in less than a year. So far, however, Moderna has been the only one to benefit from the stock price outlook. The company’s shares soared more than 600% this …
Read More »‘The Covid pandemic will not be the last’ – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The 2019 coronavirus disease crisis (Covid-19) would not be the last pandemic and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without addressing climate change and animal welfare, said the head of the World Health Organization. (WHO). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the “dangerously short-sighted” …
Read More »Vaccine likely to work on new strain of COVID, expert eases fears
[ad_1] An infectious disease expert on Sunday has allayed concerns that currently available vaccines against COVID-19 would not work against the new UK (UK) strain of coronavirus. Dr. Mario Panaligan, president of the Philippine College of Physicians, said in a Dobol B sa News TV interview that a COVID-19 vaccine …
Read More »Cold chain concerns delay COVID-19 vaccination in some German cities
[ad_1] FRANKFURT – Germany’s coronavirus vaccination campaign faced delays in several cities on Sunday after medical staff found possible irregularities in the cooling of the injection produced by BioNTech and Pfizer. The European Union launched a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday with retirees and doctors lining up to receive …
Read More »WHO chief calls for more investment in public health
[ad_1] Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Image Credit: AP Geneva: World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday called on countries to invest more in their public health systems to better prepare the world for future epidemics and pandemics. “History tells us that …
Read More »1 in 5 Chinese suffers from high blood pressure – The Manila Times
[ad_1] BEIJING: High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects one in five Chinese and kills more people than any other disease in the country, said a leading cardiologist. An estimated 300 million Chinese are living with high blood pressure, with annual medical bills totaling 31.89 billion yuan (about 4.88 billion US …
Read More »Duterte extends UK travel ban – The Manila Times
[ad_1] AND JOHN ERIC MENDOZA President Rodrigo Duterte extended the ban on all flights from the United Kingdom for another two weeks while the Philippines secured its borders against the spread of the new variant of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte approved of Palace spokesman Harry …
Read More »‘The beginning of the end’: Europe launches vaccines to end the pandemic
[ad_1] Hungarian soldiers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary on December 26, 2020. Szilard Koszticsak / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo MADRID / ROMEO – Europe launched a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday with retirees and doctors …
Read More »Teachers group criticizes Duterte’s retirement from the pilot of face-to-face classes in 2021
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 27) – A group of teachers is rejecting President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to revoke his order requiring a volunteer pilot of face-to-face classes in schools in areas labeled as low-risk for COVID-19. “Last night’s cabinet meeting exposed how ‘in the dark’ and ‘in limbo’ …
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