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Instead, a health expert recommended lagundi which has been developed by local researchers for use against cough and asthma.

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.

His group has also claimed that the pandemic is not real and alleged the vaccine is killing people

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.

As the Philippines ramped up coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in 2021, VERA Files fact-checked more than double of online disinformation about the vaccines, targeting safety and side effects.

In separate forums organized by civil society organizations ImagineLaw and SinTax Coalition on Dec. 14 and 15, doctors and health advocates also called on President Rodrigo Duterte to be consistent with his stand against vaping by vetoing the bill when it reaches his desk for his signature.

As cases continue to grow in the country during the second half of 2021, misinformed claims that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are “ineffective and unsafe” keep circulating on social media.

Disagreeing on the use of face masks as protective gear, actor Crispin “Pen” Medina claimed the novel coronavirus “can go through any mask” because it is extremely small. This lacks context.

Almost two years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, variants of the novel coronavirus are getting “fitter and better” at transmission in humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Locally, vaccine wastage often happens due to “oversight in the monitoring of vaccine storage temperatures."

None of the ingredients in any of the vaccines are sources of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), according to a team of health experts from global technology nonprofit Meedan.

“We haven't observed anyone that has been given the vaccine and yet produced more symptoms,” said Rontgene Solante, infectious disease specialist and a member of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel in a May 21 interview.

“The vaccine does not inject the virus itself,” said Rontgene Solante, infectious disease specialist and member of the Vaccine Expert Panel of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in a May 21 interview.

As the Philippine government continues to roll out coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to its target of 70 million people, anti-vaccine advocates shared a social media post in May wrongly claiming COVID-19 vaccines contain fetal tissue.

In this video, VERA Files Fact Check takes a deeper look into three facts about fats and how they affect one’s health.

Medical doctors on Monday renewed their call for a stop to the use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products, which they say are not healthier alternatives to regular cigarettes, as the tobacco industry claims.

The posts failed to mention that the news clip is nearly two months old, and that the DOH has already resumed the inoculation of Vaxzevria for all age groups since May 7.

We also give the science behind the only two factual tips in the circulating post.

Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from getting COVID-19.

There is no existing evidence proving that frequent sex rids one's body of the SARS-CoV-2. Sexual intercourse is also not listed as one of the possible treatments for COVID-19, as per the World Health Organization (WHO).

The claim was made by a UK-based Filipina vlogger who frequently publishes disinformation.

The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.

Blood vessels do not explode on exposure to cold.

President Rodrigo Duterte warned local chief executives that they may be held accountable for “dereliction of duty” under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) if they fail to “enforce the law” within their jurisdictions. This needs context.

It was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the withdrawal.

Midinformation is the term to define misunderstandings and confusion based on scant or emerging evidence, often about emerging scientific knowledge.

VERA Files Fact Check spoke to a local infectious disease expert Marissa Alejandria and public health experts Christin Gilmer and Nat Gyenes from global technology nonprofit Meedan who shared these tips to navigate through uncertainty in health information.

The tobacco industry is employing new ways to attract a new breed of smokers but its products are still harmful to health, say advocates.

The posts mixed recent images with old photos taken way before the pandemic hit the globe.

Israel still has 1,179 active COVID-19 cases as of May 6, according to its Health Ministry.