CA again denies Maria Ressa’s travel offer

[ad_1] The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the offer of Maria Ressa, executive director of Rappler, to travel to the United States to visit her sick mother. In a Dec.18 ruling, the 12th Special Division said Ressa was unable to prove that the trip was “necessary and urgent” and …

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50% efficacy of Sinovac vaccine is acceptable – DOST

[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 …

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