Despite a warning from Facebook (FB) against pages spreading information that violates its community standards, partylist Reps. Michael “Mike” Defensor and Rodante Marcoleta have maintained that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin can be used against any variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The claim does not have sufficient scientific basis.
Locally, vaccine wastage often happens due to “oversight in the monitoring of vaccine storage temperatures."
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list, in its official Facebook (FB) page, claimed that doctors are now allowed to prescribe ivermectin to their patients, citing a statement by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. This needs context.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III implicitly claimed that unvaccinated persons against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have nothing to fear if they are surrounded by fully vaccinated individuals. This needs context.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso wrongly attributed to the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a study that suggested limited effectiveness of face shields in curbing the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
In explaining the government’s directive to keep using face masks and face shields to help control the transmission and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque wrongly equated the protection from using these protective gear to getting vaccinated against the disease.
Health experts underscored the need to “increase the pace of vaccination” as the Philippines' coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections breached the one million mark on April 26.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo claimed that a vaccine is “not needed” to control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and that New Zealand and Vietnam did not impose lockdowns to curb the pandemic. Both claims are false.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo misleadingly implied that a person may prevent getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by gargling with salt and water.
Several Facebook users circulated last weekend a supposed “announcement” about a “circuit-breaker lockdown” in Metro Manila for at least two weeks starting March 22 following a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections.
