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[ad_1] Chile and Costa Rica will begin the rollout of coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, joining Mexico to be among the first Latin American countries to begin mass immunization campaigns. Mexico began a mass vaccination program on Thursday, and a nurse was the first to receive the vaccine in the country …

[ad_1] Nurse Renee Langone speaks with US Air Force physician Pei-Chun McGregor before administering the Modern Covid-19 vaccine at West Roxbury VA Medical Center in Boston. More than a million Americans have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccines, a milestone in the largest immunization campaign in US history …

[ad_1] COTABATO CITY –– The Parliament of the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) unanimously approved on Wednesday the budget of 75.6 billion pesos for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next year. Raissa Jajurie, floor leader of the BTA majority, said that the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical …

[ad_1] A boy wears a mask while selling bags in Manila’s Divisoria shopping district on Friday. Many Filipinos flock to this area to buy cheaper goods as they prepare for the Christmas holidays in this predominantly Catholic nation amid government health restrictions to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infected 1,776 more people nationwide, increasing the total of cases to 465,724. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday also showed 26,179 active cases, representing an increase of nearly 2,000 cases, compared to 24,984 active cases recorded on Wednesday. …

[ad_1] Attendees at Changi Airport Terminal 3 handle the luggage of passengers on a flight that arrived from London on December 22, 2020. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG SINGAPORE – A case of a new strain of coronavirus reported in the UK as potentially more contagious was detected here, the Ministry …

[ad_1] MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Thursday that it has increased its domestic flights on several routes in time for the Christmas season, following months of reduced operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are here to help our fellow Filipinos return home to reunite with their …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The 50% efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine is “acceptable” as it falls within the World Health Organization (WHO) minimum requirement, the Department of Science and Technology said on Thursday. Technology (DOST). Brazilian researchers reportedly said that CoronaVac, Sinovac’s vaccine, is more than 50% effective …

[ad_1] Dr. Tatiana Maria Pereira Fernandes receives an injection as she is a volunteer in the Coronavac trial, a vaccine against the SinoVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Emilio Ribas Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 11, 2020. Picture taken on December 11, 2020. Amanda Perobelli, Reuters MANILA – The …

[ad_1] Mindanao, Philippines – Screaming at the top of their lungs, more than a thousand residents of Polanco, a small town in the southern Philippines, stood shoulder to shoulder in a local park earlier this month to join a countdown to light the Christmas tree, challenging to national authorities. government …