Virus

Hong Kong and South Korea start coronavirus vaccination drives

Hong Kong vaccination drive uses Sinovac vaccines, while South Korea starts with AstraZeneca jabs   HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong…

Pangulong Duterte, sasalubungin ang pagdating ng Sinovac vaccines sa Linggo

https://youtu.be/Dg9D08A-fUc   Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) -- Nais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na personal na salubungin…

Hi, Robot: Japan’s android pets ease virus isolation

by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her…

Queen Elizabeth II says Covid jab ‘didn’t hurt’ as she urges take-up

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday that her coronavirus jab "didn't hurt at all" and…

US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Frozen vials of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine may be stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical…

Biden says US Covid vaccinations ‘weeks ahead of schedule’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated 50 million Covid-19 vaccines administered since he took office,…

Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000: health ministry

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) --Brazil's death toll from Covid-19 surpassed a quarter-million Thursday, a year after the first case…

Long-term Covid should be ‘clear priority’ for authorities: WHO

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A senior World Health Organization official on Thursday urged national authorities to make a priority of…

Palace: 600,000 doses of Sinovac to arrive on Sunday; health workers can get jabs

  (Eagle News) -- Malacanang said that the 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines from China will be coming this Sunday,…

Large real world study confirms Pfizer Covid vaccine 94% effective

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has proven 94 percent effective in a study involving 1.2 million…

First vaccines delivered under global Covax scheme

by Kent Mensah, with AFP bureaus ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana became the first country to receive vaccines from the…

Guinea launches Ebola vaccination campaign

by Carol Valade CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of…

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