[ad_1] The Department of Health (DOH) denied on Saturday, January 2, 2021, the accusations of the alleged local distributor of the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, that the former sat on the latter’s request to conduct clinical trials of his coronavirus disease ( Covid-19) vaccine candidate. In a statement, DOH said …
Read More »DOST: Sinopharm wanted PH to take over COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) revealed that China-based Sinopharm wanted the Philippines to fund its clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country or to acknowledge the approval or authorization of the vaccine by the China. “Sinopharm approached DOST with two collaborative proposals: …
Read More »DOST: Sinopharm wanted PH to fund the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
[ad_1] A Sinopharm signage is seen at the 2020 China International Trade in Services Fair (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China on September 5, 2020. Tingshu Wang, Reuters / Archive DOH, DOST, and FDA deny stalling Sinopharm’s application for COVID-19 vaccine trial MANILA (UPDATED) – The Department of …
Read More »IBP is committed to leveraging improvements in the legal profession by 2021
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Integrated Bar Association of the Philippines (IBP) is committed to building on the improvements it made in 2020 and continuing to provide rapid service in the legal profession as the country welcomes the New Year. . In his New Year’s message, IBP National President Domingo …
Read More »The country reports 1,765 new cases and 4 deaths on the first day of 2021
[ad_1] Culture Highlight While we could have started the year with a clean slate and good news, we started it off with the baggage from the previous year. BENJAMIN CO, MD | 01 January 2021 All local data is information downloaded from the Philippine Department of Health Data Drop. The …
Read More »The world ushers in the New Year in the shadow of the pandemic
[ad_1] Live version of the coronavirus map From the Sydney Harbor Bridge to the Acropolis and Copacabana Beach, fireworks erupted in the sky over hauntingly deserted locations as the world ushered in the New Year with silent celebrations and bid farewell to a pandemic-ridden 2020. After a grueling year in …
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 »WHO chief praises science’s ‘incomparable’ response to virus a year later
[ad_1] 02:37 The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised “the unparalleled mobilization of science” to combat the pandemic in his New Year’s Eve video message, but added that divisions in politics and communities “fueled the virus.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, spoke in a video …
Read More »Pfizer questions UK move to lengthen gap between Covid vaccine doses
[ad_1] Pfizer has criticized the UK’s decision to lengthen the gap between the doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, saying that the “safety and efficacy” of the new scheme has not been evaluated as infections and hospitalizations continue to rise across the UK. United. The rare intervention by the US pharmaceutical …
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