VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Amid new COVID-19 virus variants, here’s how the Philippines can prevent another surge
The novel coronavirus has changed more than 10,000 times since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts MISLEAD; AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine no longer suspended in PH
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Some of these viral tips on prevention vs COVID-19 NEED CONTEXT
We also give the science behind the only two factual tips in the circulating post.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING tips to prevent COVID-19 go viral again on social media
Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from getting COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming ‘constant sex kills coronavirus’ FAKE
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).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: These posts DON’T show Indians throwing away Hindu idols amid COVID-19 pandemic
The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Liberal Party, NPA DID NOT ask to return Sinopharm vaccines to China
It was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the withdrawal.
Debate over ivermectin, other touted COVID-19 cures illustrates case of ‘midinformation’: public health experts
Midinformation is the term to define misunderstandings and confusion based on scant or emerging evidence, often about emerging scientific knowledge.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of Hindu festival used in MISLEADING FB posts on India’s COVID-19 surge
The posts mixed recent images with old photos taken way before the pandemic hit the globe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Israel NOT yet COVID-19-free
Israel still has 1,179 active COVID-19 cases as of May 6, according to its Health Ministry.
