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Over 218 million vaccine doses delivered in PHL since February last year (Eagle News) – Over 450,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 arrived on Wednesday night, February 9, in time for the start of the third round of the national vaccination days to be held on Thursday and Friday. The shipment of 455,130 Pfizer doses would boost the February 10 to 11 national vaccination days where about two million vaccine doses for the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca said Thursday that net profit collapsed last year, hit by the vast takeover of US biotech firm Alexion and other charges, despite surging revenues. Profit after tax slumped to just $112 million (98 million euros) compared with $3.2 billion in 2020, the pharmaceutical company said in a statement. However, revenues including Covid vaccine sales rebounded 41 percent to $37.4 billion. The Covid jab, Vaxzevria, […]
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) – The Omicron variant coronavirus entered Tonga for the first time in the wake of last month’s volcanic eruption, officials confirmed Thursday, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the kingdom almost doubled to 64. Health Minister Saia Piukala said 31 new cases had been detected in the previous 24 hours, a record for the island nation which was virus-free until last month’s blast. Piukala said samples sent to Australia confirmed the […]
95 percent of active cases still either mild or asymptomatic (Eagle News) – The country’s total active Covid-19 cases dropped below the 100,000 mark for the first time in a month, hitting only 96,326 on Wednesday, February 9. The last time that total active cases were below 100,000 was on January 7 at 77,369 cases. On Tuesday, February 8, the total active cases were 105,550. New cases today, February 9, reached 3,651. This is […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid-19 by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency. The World Health Organization said the rapid cash injection into its Access to Covid Tools Accelerator could finish off Covid as a global health emergency this year. The WHO-led ACT-A is aimed at developing, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 3,574 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest record of new virus cases this year as the Covid-19 positivity rate dropped further to 16.3 percent. There were also more new recoveries at 14,644 and 83 new Covid fatalities on Tuesday, February 8. This brought the number of total active cases to 105,550 or 2.9 percent of the total confirmed cases of 3,619,633 since the pandemic began in March […]
Around 15.6 million kids targeted for vaccination; informed consent from parents needed (Eagle News) — Philippine government officials announced a successful first day of the pilot rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old, as they encouraged more parents to have their children vaccinated, noting that the specially formulated vaccine doses for kids are safe and effective. Vaccinated children are in fact among the most vulnerable sector of the population, […]
Covid numbers lowest in a month (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 6,835 new Covid-19 cases and 16,330 new recoveries on Monday, February 7. The number of new Covid cases at 6,835 and the positivity rate of 19.1 percent is the lowest in over a month. Only 12 new Covid fatalities were also reported. The total active cases went down to 116,720, the lowest in a month. This is 3.2 percent of […]
Decision is backed by data that jabs are safe for kids, says DOH; also cites backing of experts’ groups, and two major pediatric societies in the country (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said that it would push through with the vaccination of 5 to 11 year old children on Monday, February 7. In a statement on Sunday, February 6, the DOH said that the Philippines would be joining countries like the United […]
Like mainland China and much of East Asia, Hong Kong has long followed a strategy of fighting the virus through contact tracing, targeted lockdowns and lengthy quarantines. And as much of the world has chosen to open up and live with Covid-19, the city has dug in its heels, with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam insisting she was still committed to achieving “zero-Covid” even as infections mount. On Saturday the city recorded 351 confirmed cases, […]
The US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic surpassed 900,000 on Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker. The toll had hit 800,000 dead in mid-December, just a month and a half ago. New cases linked to the Omicron variant are falling, but daily deaths are still rising, with an average of 2,400 now, according to government figures. “Hospitalizations remain high, stretching our healthcare capacity and workforce to its limits in some areas […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms. “After experiencing light symptoms, my wife and I tested positive for Covid-19. We have a mild infection thankfully, which we learned to be the Omicron variant,” the 67-year-old president said in a tweet. “We remain on duty. We will continue our work from home. We hope for your prayers,” Erdogan added. “God willing we will shake […]
