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Poorest countries can expect vaccines within weeks: WHO

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The world’s poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses between the end of January and mid-February, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Vaccination is already under way in some of the world’s wealthiest nations, including the United States, Britain, European Union countries and Canada. Covax, the globally-pooled vaccine procurement and distribution effort, has struck agreements to secure two billion doses — and the […]

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Chinese vaccine 78% effective in Brazil tests: officials

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac showed at least 78-percent effectiveness in final-stage clinical trials in Brazil, officials announced Thursday, saying they would apply for emergency approval from the Brazilian regulatory agency to begin a vaccination campaign. “This is a historic day, a day of hope,” Sao Paulo state Governor Joao Doria told a news conference announcing the results. He said his state’s vaccination campaign would begin on January 25, though that […]

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PHL, Colombia are first 2 countries to take part in WHO Solidarity Trial on vaccines this January

Galvez: 15,000 participants in Metro Manila set to join WHO Trial   (Eagle News) — The Philippines will be one of two countries which will take part in the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trial this January, according to Philippine vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. The other country to take part in the WHO Solidarity Trial is Colombia. Galvez said 15,000 people from Metro Manila will participate this month in the WHO Solidarity Trial which […]

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EU approves Moderna as second coronavirus vaccine

  by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The European Union on Monday authorised the Moderna coronavirus jab, giving the bloc a second vaccine and a shot in the arm after a slow start to its bid to protect its 450 million residents. The sluggish rollout of the first vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech has drawn widespread criticism, as many of the bloc’s 27 countries battle surging infection rates. The European Commission […]

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1 in 100,000 had severe reactions to Pfizer vaccine: US study

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Roughly one in a hundred thousand people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have had severe allergic reactions, US health officials said Wednesday while stressing that the benefits of immunization greatly outweigh the known risks. The data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which documented 21 cases of anaphylaxis after administration of a reported 1,893,360 shots from December 14 to December 23. “This averages out to […]

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US Congress certifies Biden win over Trump

  by Shaun Tandon, Camille Camdessus and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier, triggering unprecedented scenes of mayhem in the seat of American democracy. Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives successfully beat back Republican efforts to deny Biden the electoral votes needed to […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 482,083; 360 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 482,083 on Thursday, January 7, after the Department of Health reported 1353 additional cases. Of the total COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 23,675 were active. Of these, 82.3 percent were mild, 8.4 percent asymptomatic, 5.8 percent critical, 3.1 percent severe, and 0.48 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Rizal with 63, Laguna with 62, Marikina with 60, Quezon City with […]

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DOH: Traveler who tested positive for UK COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong an OFW

(Eagle News) — The traveler from the Philippines who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong is an overseas Filipino worker. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, the 30-year-old female who took the Philippine Airlines flight to Hong Kong on December 22 was a domestic helper. Earlier, the DOH said she was from the Cagayan Valley and arrived on December 18 in Metro Manila. On December 19, she took the RT-PCR […]

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4 dead as Trump supporters storm US Capitol during Congress session called to certify Biden win

  (Eagle News) — One woman was shot and killed and three other people died as a mob of US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of the US Congress held on Wednesday that was called to certify the win of US President-elect Joe Biden. Multiple injuries were also reported in Washington, D.C. Security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol. The woman was reportedly a Trump supporter and […]

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China reports highest Covid-19 figures since July

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China reported 63 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday — the highest single-day tally since July — as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the virus in a city of 11 million near Beijing. The virus first emerged in central China in late 2019, but since then authorities have largely brought the situation under control through travel restrictions, strict lockdowns and mass testing. But a recent outbreak in northern Hebei […]

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Former Rep. Reynaldo Umali passes away at 63

(Eagle News) — Former Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali has passed away. He was 63 years old. In a radio interview, incumbent Oriental Mindoro Rep. Alfonso Umali said the cause of death was cardiac arrest. He said his brother had been diagnosed with COVID-19 in December last year, and in the same month, was diagnosed with Stage 3 liver cancer. He said the liver cancer worsened to Stage 4. He said his brother had been in […]

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Japan to declare virus state of emergency in Tokyo region

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government will declare a coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday, hoping the month-long measure can bring a surging wave of infections under control. The new restrictions will be far less strict than harsh lockdowns seen in other parts of the world, and will be softer even than the first state of emergency implemented in Japan last spring. For now, it will affect Tokyo and three […]

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