• A hospital gets compassionate special permit to use ivermectin vs COVID-19
• FDA pauses use of AstraZeneca vaccine for those below 60 years
• Is gov't doing enough to address surge in cases?
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin says FDA granting a compassionate special permit to use ivermectin vs COVID-19 to a hospital "is not based on science... It's based on the push of politicians"
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: I'm not against ivermectin for clinical trials to test for COVID-19 use
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin on ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment: The basis of all this is personal testimonies — "I took it and it cured me"
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin on ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment: Some people are misinforming the public. Complications can be expected, risks outweigh the benefits.
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: Desperation and distrust on Sec. Duque and the FDA drive people to believe in ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin says the FDA is being pressured to approve ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment.
But Garin says she doesn't know who exactly is pushing the agency.
"The FDA is allowing itself to be bullied," ex-DOH Sec. Garin says on the ivermectin issue
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: Ivermectin can interact with our body and lead to other mutations
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: The FDA should consult experts before issuing ivermectin compassionate special permit
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: The virus is united, but we are fragmented
Former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral: Ex-DOH Sec. Garin is correct in saying that the issuance of ivermectin special permit must be used FDA and DOH guidelines
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral warns that giving ivermectin compassion use to one hospital sets a precedent
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral says FDA may have been intimidated when called to Congress on ivermectin issue
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral on gov't COVID-19 response: We're worse off now compared to last year. Just look at the figures.
@Mai_Rodrigz OCTA Research Fellow Guido David: We have been saying that 'yung mga cases ay hindi agad bababa even with the ECQ. The good news is the reproduction number has decreased.
@Mai_Rodrigz Dr. David: Even nag-improve 'yung reproduction number, hindi ibig sabihin pababa na ang cases.
THREAD: The Santuario de San Antonio Parish holds a webinar “What to do when COVID hits home: Solutions for the current surge," with Dr. Anna Lisa Ong-Lim as the guest speaker. | bit.ly/3290A4R
@bamba__g Dr. Anna Lisa Ong-Lim cites data from the World Health Organization that said there have been more than 132 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and more than 2.8 million deaths globally as of April 8.
@bamba__g Ong-Lim: In the course of the past two weeks, the number (of total cases) have increased exponentially and now we are looking at 828,000 (as of Apirl 8)
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana says 47,149 violations were recorded by police personnel since the start of the ECQ in the NCR Plus bubble
PNP on penalties for violating quarantine rules: Ang instruction ng chief PNP walang arestong isasagawa
.@DrTedros : Out of 220 countries and economies, 194 have now started #COVID19 vaccination, and 26 have not. Of those, 7 have received vaccines and could start, and a further 5 countries should receive their vaccines in the coming days. | via @WHO
.@DrTedros : #COVAX has now delivered more than 38 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine to more than 100 countries and economies in the past six weeks.
We’re encouraged that almost all countries who want to start have now started. | via @WHO
People Management Association of the Philippines president Angelina Mukhi: 2021 is our year for recovery, rebuilding. Firms have struggled to ensure we operate with continuity, provide safety for people working at home and on-site.
PMAP says provision of counselling services among the approaches many employers have taken to address mental health concerns of personnel.