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FDA approves EUA of molnupiravir, Pfizer vax for kids 5-11

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo on Thursday (Dec. 23) said the FDA has approved the emergency use authorization (EUA) of Pfizer’s molnupiravir (Molnarz).

Life expectancy, population growth rate drop in U.S.

U.S. life expectancy in 2020 fell by a deep degree not seen since at least World War II and COVID-19 was the third-ranking cause of death, final data released Wednesday (Dec. 22) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed.

S. Africa says joint study shows Omicron’s increased transmissibility

The increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant from person to person has been shown, resulting in increased incidence and an increase in the positive sample rate, said South Africa's Ministry of Health in a joint statement on results of a Russian-South African scientific mission to study features of new coronavirus infection released on Wednesday (Dec. 22).

Zambo City inoculates 48.9K in 2nd nat’l vax drive

The Zamboanga city health office (CHO) has vaccinated a total of 48,928 individuals in the first two days of the three-day second round of the national vaccination drive (NVD) in this city.

NVOC releases new vaccination directives in typhoon-hit areas in Visayas and Mindanao

The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) has released its new vaccination directives for the areas battered by Typhoon Odette to achieve the government’s target inoculation of 54 million Filipinos by the end of the year in the press briefing of the Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 22.

Gov’t jabs 5-M Filipinos during Bayanihan Bakunahan 2

The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) on Wednesday (Dec. 22) reported 5,056,186 total doses administered during the second round of the Bayanihan Bakunahan campaign.

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