Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the Vaccine Development Expert Panel, on use of Sinovac's CoronaVac on senior citizens: Maganda ang kanyang safety profile. Mild to moderate ang symptoms base sa pagaaral sa Brazil, although kakaunti ang senior citizens na nasama sa study
Dr. Gloriani: Ang pinaka naging issue ay ang efficacy, mababa kasi o kulang ang tao na nag-participate sa trial. Ang maganda sa datos ay nakakaprotekta rin siya sa matatanda. Hindi sila nagkaroon ng severe COVID. Pwede magka-mild pero hindi severe
Dr. Gloriani: May waiver lang ang senior citizens kasi nasa pandemiya tayo at hindi tayo pwedeng magdelay ng magdelay. Kung ano ang mayroon tayo, sana magamit na natin
Dr. Gloriani on Sinovac's CoronaVac: Maglalabas na rin ang FDA soon about this. Ang vaccine expert panel ay nagrekomenda na na pwede siyang gamitin sa senior citizens
Dr. Gloriani says she already received her doses of the Sinovac vaccine. She adds she only felt mild side effects
Dr. Gloriani on use of Russia's Sputnik V: Maganda ang efficacy niya, nasa 92% at may datos po siya na pwede sa senior citizens at [people with] comorbidities
Dr. Gloriani: Ang may mga datos sa variants ay medyo bumaba. Pero hindi na siya tinitingan as deterrent sa vaccination program. Ang mas kailangan gawin ay paigtingan ang pagbabakuna para unahan ang pagkalat ng mga variants na iyan
Dr. Gloriani: May ginagawa ang mga vaccine companies na siyang magu-update sa bakuna but they may be available by next year pa
Dr. Gloriani to other senior citizens: Magpabakuna na po kayo. Huwag na pong magkaroon ng agam-agam. Nakita po namin ang safety profile niya. Kung i-offer, tanggapin na po natin
Dr. Minette Claire Rosario, member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, says vaccination of those part of the A1 to A3 group is ongoing bit.ly/3sXuaX3
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario: Ang gusto natin mabigyan ng bakuna ang mga nasa priority list as long as supply is adequate
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario to those with comorbidities who want to get inoculated: Hindi pwede na mag-walk-in lang. Kailangan nadiscuss ng pasyente at ng doktor niya kung ano ang benefits niya sa pagkuha ng bakuna at ano ang pwedeng maging side effects
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario to those with comorbidities who want to get inoculated: Kailangan sa certification na galing sa kanilang doktor, nakalagay kung ano na ang estado ng medical condition ng pasyente, mga kasalukuyang gamot na iniinom
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario on Ivermectin: Naglabas na po ng statement na mas maganda na may clinical trial… Pwede namang maiba ang aming stand regarding Ivermectin pero sa ngayon, hindi po talaga nakikita na may bisa, pati sa mga pagsusuri sa WHO
RELATED: As of March 31, this is @WHO's recommendation on Ivermectin 👇🏽 bit.ly/3t0sCve
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario: Kung nabakunahan ng AstraZeneca vaccine tapos hindi available ang second dose, ang kagandahan kasi dito, mas matagal between two doses, mas maganda ang efficacy (1/2)
National Immunization TAG's Dr. Rosario on AstraZeneca: Kung ang expected delivery ay hindi April o dumating ng last week of May, mas maganda na isunod na ang dose by June (2/2)
Philippine Competition Commissioner Johannes Bernabe: Binabantayan natin ang mga inaabuso ang kanilang pagiging malaki sa merkado, hulihin ang mga gumagawa ng kartel, bantayan ang malalaking transaction na maaring magresulta sa maliliit na kumpanya na hindi makapasok sa merkado
PCC Comm. Bernabe: Ang pakay po natin, ang consumers ay makikinabang sa mas mababang presyo at mas dekalidad na serbisyo
PCC Comm. Bernabe says they are still investigating the increase in the price of pork before concluding this was caused by cartel
PCC Comm. Bernabe on increasing minimum access volume of pork: Ito po ay aming sinusuportahan. Tinitingnan po natin kung ano ang tamang volume na kailangang payagan na ipasok sa Pilipinas para magkaroon ng pagbaba ng presyo
PCC Comm. Bernabe on increasing minimum access volume of pork: Pero hindi lamang ito ang solusyon. Parte tayo ng task force na umuusisa kung mayroon bang kasunduan ang mga participants sa merkado para i-fix ang presyo ng karne at ito po ay ipinagbabawal. Ito ay ini-imbestigahan
PCC Comm. Bernabe: Tinitignan natin kung mayroong nga nagho-hoard at naghihintay na tumaas ang presyo bago ilabas sa merkado. Kahit ito ay hindi sakop ng PCC, ipinagbabawal pa rin ito sa Price Act. Tayo ay tumutulong sa DTI parang ungkatin ito
PCC Comm. Bernabe: Ang ating rekomendasyon sa task force ay iba’t ibang policy measures katulad ng pag-increase sa minimum access volume, pagbantay kung may kailangang baguhin sa pag-issue ng permit sa pag-angkat para hindi ito nako-control ng iilang negosyante lamang
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Dr. Amposta says she's been a doctor for six years: This is the first time I've treated someone inside a car
Dr. Amposta: I explained to the patient's son that it's a clinical COVID-19 case. We don't have available rooms and tents, so I offered to give treatment with that kind of setup — inside their vehicle.
THREAD: A hospitals' group calls the situation on the ground a 'nightmare.' How are health facilities in NCR coping 10 days after it was placed under ECQ?
THREAD: The US State Department reiterates that it stands with its ally, the Philippines, in the face of Chinese maritime militia amassing at Whitsun Reef (Julian Felipe Reef)
@TristanNodalo US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price: We will always stand by our allies and stand up for the rules-based international order
@TristanNodalo US State Department: An armed attack against the Philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the US-PH Mutual Defense Treaty
GInvest is the investment marketplace feature of the GCash app, and the first ever digital investment platform in the country.
Rampver Financial's Rex Mendoza: People are now more aware of the need to invest and save, but we need something simple and that's why we have GInvest.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Isang ID na lang ang kailangan dito. With GCash, you don't need a bank account to open the feature. Isang proseso na lang ang verification.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Filipinos buy a lot of things. It's going to be a game-changer, because this turns a Filipino from a consumer to an owner.
The faithful celebrate 500 years since the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Church Historian Dr. Paul Dumol: It's important for us because in the process of evangelizing us, missionaries founded about 950 of pueblos — first communities interacting with each other.
Dr. Dumol: When Christianity came, the fuzzy boundaries of what the family was was defined
Dr. Dumol on the challenges of Christianity in PH: Until people know very clearly what the teachings of the Church are, you're going to have misconceptions. It's time for the laity to step in.
Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the Vaccine Development Expert Panel, on the use of Sinovac on senior citizens: It is not a turn around. We had some data then that showed relatively low efficacy but the safety profile was good
Dr. Gloriani: With additional data now from China, they have now more data for the elderly. Still the safety profile is the same. You have mild to moderate symptoms. These would last only for 1-2 days