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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Three cases of people who suffered from thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, one of whom died, are under investigation, Spanish health officials said Wednesday. The announcement by Madrid’s AEMPS medicines agency came two days after the government suspended use of the vaccine for at least a fortnight as a precaution. The three cases happened between late Monday and early Tuesday. “It could be related to the vaccine or not,” Health […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s incoming health minister vowed Wednesday to implement science-based policies against Covid-19 and said he may make “adjustments” to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s widely criticized management of the pandemic. Bolsonaro, who has defied expert advice on handling the new coronavirus, is facing pressure to contain an explosion of cases that is pushing Brazil’s hospitals to the brink and threatening his own chances at re-election next year. In a change […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jab for use in countries where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to the vaccine, which has the advantages of being a single-shot jab that can be stored at regular refrigeration rather than ultra-cold temperatures. After meeting on Monday, the WHO’s […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following concerns around blood clots but recommended that injection programmes continue. While millions of doses of the vaccine have been administered, small numbers of people have developed blood clots, prompting countries including the EU’s three largest nations — Germany, France and Italy — to suspend injections. “The WHO Global Advisory Committee on […]
Says this is “no reason to suspend vaccination” (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported that one of those who received the COVID-19 vaccine had died, but said that this “serious adverse event (was) not connected to the vaccine.” The death occurred on March 15. The individual “received the COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently tested positive for COVID 19,” noted a DOH statement on Tuesday, March 17. The DOH, however, did not identify […]
(Eagle News) — Camp Crame will implement a modified work arrangement for its non-uniformed employees amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, said the arrangement includes a work from home setup for those assigned in the national headquarters. He said, however, that uniformed personnel were not included in the modified work arrangement because of their regular law enforcement duties. “However, there is already an ongoing assessment […]
by Taylor Thompson-Fuller in Sydney and Holly Robertson in Brisbane Agence France Presse PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Papua New Guinea’s health minister on Wednesday told AFP the country’s record wave of coronavirus infections will “spike” further in coming weeks, calling on drug-maker AstraZeneca to urgently deliver one million vaccine doses to staunch the looming crisis. Jelta Wong warned his under-resourced nation was already “running at full throttle” to prevent a wave of […]
by Elijah NOUVELAGE with Camille CAMDESSUS in Washington Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta Tuesday, with a white man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said. The shootings came with many Asian-Americans already on edge following a recent spike in hate crimes against the community, and triggered immediate fears that […]
(Eagle News) — Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 61,733 after the Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional cases. According to the DOH data, the 4,387 additional cases also pushed the COVID-19 total to 635,698. Of the active cases, the DOH said 93 percent were mild, 3.8 percent were asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 561,099 including the 374 additional ones. Eighteen additional deaths […]
PGH appeals for public to strictly observe health protocols to prevent further infections https://youtu.be/QcTPSQR6jVE (Eagle News) – The Philippine General Hospital said that around 80 percent of its COVID-19 hospital beds are now occupied, and its ICU beds are also all occupied. Dr. Jonas del Rosario, PGH Spokesperson, said that the PGH is not yet overwhelmed with cases, but they are concerned because this high occupancy rate is the highest they had in four […]
by Danny Kemp with Agence France Presse bureaus Den Haag, Netherlands (AFP) — The EU’s medicines regulator said Tuesday it was “firmly convinced” the benefits of AstraZeneca’s vaccine outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking it to blood clots after several nations suspended the shot over health fears. The suspensions have provoked intense debate over whether it was prudent to put AstraZeneca inoculations on hold just as vaccination campaigns were beginning to gather […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration main building in Intramuros, Manila will remain closed today, March 17. In a statement, bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said the suspension of operations was extended for a day “to avoid intermittent delivery of services to the public and ensure that the Bureau’s employees in the safest possible workplace.” The bureau earlier announced the temporary closure of its main office to pave the way for a sanitation and disinfection […]
