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Category: COVID-19 Watch

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dr. Willie Ong shares symptoms of colds and Omicron, Delta variants that need context

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 21, 2022 2:53 PM

    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.

    COVID-19, Delta variant, Omicron variant

  • 011222 FALSE Legal arguments vs COVID restrictions_WEB copy.png
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Graphic shows INCORRECT arguments on COVID-19 vaccination policy

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 14, 2022 8:45 PM

    The local laws that the ad cited to justify these arguments contradict these assertions.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Infectious diseases expert’s claim on ‘science’ behind face shields needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 14, 2022 7:08 PM

    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.

    COVID-19, face shield

  • 011122 FALSE COVID-19 vaccine dangerous_WEB.png
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccines are NOT dangerous

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 13, 2022 2:06 PM

    While it is true that COVID-19 vaccines have risks of complications, “severe or life-threatening reactions are extremely rare” according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) Frequently Answered Questions page.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID19PH, DOH

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post comparing symptoms of Omicron, Delta infections, common flu FALSE

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 13, 2022 10:54 AM

    The DOH affirmed there is no clear distinction in the symptom profiles of an earlier coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection from other virus variants and influenza.

    COVID-19, DOH, Omicron variant

  • 010521 FALSE Alkaline foods eliminate virus_WEB copy.png
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: INCORRECT advice vs COVID-19 circulates on Facebook

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 11, 2022 2:10 PM

    VERA Files fact-checked each claim made in the erroneous Jan 3 post.

    alkaline covid-19 hoax, COVID-19, COVID19PH, Omicron variant

  • 010522 FALSE Anti-vaccine protest_WEB.png
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vaccine advocate spreads FALSE claims on COVID-19 vaccine, face masks

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 07, 2022 7:39 PM

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

    COVID-19, face mask, vaccine

  • thumbnail-vffc-omicron-symptoms-list.jpg
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID task force ex-adviser Tony Leachon shares false guide on ‘first 8 Omicron symptoms’

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 07, 2022 10:18 AM

    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.

    COVID-19, covid-19PH, Omicron variant, Tony Leachon

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Alert Level 3 NOT raised in 30 areas

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 06, 2022 7:04 PM

    This post is fake. Don’t believe it.

    alert level, COVID-19

  • 010422 FALSE Luzon Alert Level 5_WEB.png
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Luzon is NOT under Alert Level 5

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 05, 2022 11:07 AM

    The government has not placed any part of the country under such a strict status recently.

    alert level, Luzon

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