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Tag: COVID-19 vaccine

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Montemayor na inilalantad ng COVID-19 vaccines ang mga tao sa impeksyon WALANG BATAYAN

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 25, 2022 8:58 PM

    Walang basehan ang pahayag ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Jose “Joey” Montemayor na ang bakuna laban sa COVID-19 ay may “kabaligtarang” epekto at naglalantad sa mga tao sa impeksyon.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Jose “Joey” Montemayor

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Montemayor’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines expose people to infection is BASELESS

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 25, 2022 8:58 PM

    Presidential candidate Jose “Joey” Montemayor’s claim that the COVID-19 vaccine has a “reverse” effect and exposes people to infection has no basis.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Presidential aspirant Joey Montemayor minaliit ang bilang ng nabakunahan sa COVID-19, konteksto sa pangangailangan ng booster wala

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 11, 2022 8:08 PM

    Sinabi ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor na ang bilang ng mga ganap na nabakunahan sa Pilipinas ay hindi pa umabot sa 30 milyon noong unang bahagi ng Marso. Ito ay hindi totoo.

    COVID-19 vaccine, Joey Montemayor

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    Categories FACT CHECK News PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Presidential aspirant Joey Montemayor understates COVID-19 vaccination numbers, omits context on need for boosters

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 11, 2022 7:08 PM

    Presidential candidate Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor, who is against mandatory vaccination, claimed that the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the Philippines has not reached 30 million as of early March. This is false.

    COVID-19 vaccine, Joey Montemayor

  • Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PAO chief Acosta mali sa pagsabing ‘walang immunity’ laban sa COVID-19 ang mga nabakunahang indibidwal

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 03, 2022 1:13 PM

    Sa pagtatanggol sa mga karapatan ng mga indibiduwal na ayaw magpabakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), si Public Attorneys Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta ay nagbigay ng maling pahayag na ang mga nabakunahan ay “walang immunity” laban sa virus at, samakatuwid, ay hindi naiiba sa mga hindi nabakunahan.

    COVID-19 vaccine, covid-19PH, immunity, Persida Acosta

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PAO chief Acosta wrongly claims vaccinated individuals ‘don’t have immunity’ vs COVID-19

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 03, 2022 12:23 PM

    Vaccinated individuals do develop immunity against the COVID-19 virus. This protection, however, is not perfect, as with other health interventions, according to the World Health Organization.

    COVID-19 vaccine, covid-19PH, immunity, Persida Acosta

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    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

    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 Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Gaanong proteksyon mayroon ang mga bata laban sa COVID-19?

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 02, 2021 11:38 AM

    Humigit-kumulang 12.7 milyong mga bata na may edad 12 hanggang 17 ang inaasahang mabakunahan laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) kasunod ng desisyon ng gobyerno na palawakin ang kwalipikadong recipients sa nationwide na pagbabakuna.

    children aged 12 to 17, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine

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    Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How much protection do children have from COVID-19?

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 02, 2021 10:55 AM

    Around 12.7 million children aged 12 to 17 are expected to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) following the government’s decision to expand the eligible recipients of the nationwide vaccination rollout.

    children aged 12 to 17, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine

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