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[ad_1] The NBA regular season showcase comes a little earlier in this year’s season, as teams will only have one game on their belts when the Christmas Day slate begins on Friday. Time alters the dynamics a bit as players are still making their way into the young season, but …

[ad_1] MADE IN CHINA A doctor shows the Sinovac vaccine. —AFP Manila, Philippines – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday urged the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider its plans to take advantage of vaccines with a low efficacy rate, calling this proposal …

[ad_1] China’s rapid economic growth has profoundly changed eating habits, and Wednesday’s figures reveal that more than half of adults are overweight. Image: AFP / Hector Retamal More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon reminded the government on Friday to prioritize the safety of Filipinos and said the efficacy rate of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine “pales in comparison “with other available vaccines. Drilon made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) …

[ad_1] Text size Traders working on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) NYSE Don’t expect an increase in initial public offerings now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new type of direct listing, two bankers said. Earlier this week, the SEC approved the rule change proposed by …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A 50 percent efficacy rate for a coronavirus vaccine is “a joke” and “totally unacceptable,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday. Zubiri made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that the 50 percent efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 …

[ad_1] A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey. Researchers in Brazil, which is also conducting a final Phase III trial of the vaccine, said Wednesday that the injection was more than 50% effective, but withheld full …

[ad_1] The most contagious strain of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) had not reached the country until now, a health expert said Thursday. A member of the Special Action Force reminds shoppers to follow health protocols in Divisoria, Manila, on December 21, 2020. The country’s ‘bargain capital’ was again packed …

[ad_1] The 50 percent efficacy rate of the vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is within “acceptable” limits, a health expert said Thursday. Dr. Jaime Montoya, executive director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development in the Department of Science and …

[ad_1] BOI approves Coca-Cola’s PET recycling facility project Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – December 25, 2020 – 12:00 am MANILA, Philippines – The Board of Investment (BOI) approved the P2.3 billion PETValue recycling facility project from Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) and Indorama Ventures Packaging Corp. in Cavite. Lanie …