Archive - Health Year 2022 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 Health VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dr. Willie Ong shares symptoms of colds and Omicron, Delta variants that need context Vice presidential candidate Willie Ong said in a health vlog that the common cold and the Omicron and Delta variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be determined through the symptoms experienced by patients. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jan 21, 2022 | 7-minute read KEEP READING Health VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Candy, calamansi and hot water remedy vs respiratory illnesses has NO BASIS Instead, a health expert recommended lagundi which has been developed by local researchers for use against cough and asthma. By VERA Files | Jan 19, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING Health VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Infectious diseases expert’s claim on ‘science’ behind face shields needs context The claim of Edsel Maurice Salvana, an infectious diseases doctor, that there is “science” behind the use of face shields as a defense against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), lacks context. By VERA Files | Jan 14, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Health VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vaccine advocate spreads FALSE claims on COVID-19 vaccine, face masks His group has also claimed that the pandemic is not real and alleged the vaccine is killing people By VERA Files | Jan 7, 2022 | -minute read KEEP READING Health VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID task force ex-adviser Tony Leachon shares false guide on ‘first 8 Omicron symptoms’ A former special adviser to the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 shared a false graphic that lists different symptoms supposedly from an infection with the Omicron virus variant. It surfaced as the country grappled with a post-holiday surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. By VERA Files | Jan 7, 2022 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2
