After months of expedited clinical trials, several coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are now nearing market distribution, and a few are already out for public use.
A month-old video of Facebook page Lynn Channel echoes another false claim about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Just days before Christmas, the anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases has started in Metro Manila, according to academic experts who are appealing to the public to avoid crowded and enclosed areas and observe minimum health protocols to mitigate the rise.
Over 71 million cases and 1.6 million deaths due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been recorded around the world. And while vaccines, lockdowns and health protocols are at the forefront of the pandemic response, equally important is infodemic management, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Hindi lamang sakit at kamatayan sa milyun-milyon tao sa buong mundo ang dala ng COVID-19 pandemic. Hatid din nito ang labis-labis na mali at hindi totoong impormasyon tungkol sa sakit, na naging mas mapinsala dahil sa kanilang pagiging viral sa social media.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought upon sickness and death to millions around the world. It has also led to the overabundance of mis- and disinformation related to the disease, made even more damaging by their virality on social media.
On the day the island of Luzon was put on lockdown on March 17, Henry “Hedel” Dela Cruz Jr. walked nearly five kilometers to claim his guarantee letter or GL at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Quezon City.
A Nov. 30 post by India-based Facebook (FB) page Mr Scientific circulating among Filipinos claimed the vaccine candidate of biotechnology company Moderna, Inc. was found to be “100% effective against COVID-19.”
The story came from a website that describes itself as “the world’s best satire site.”
Sampung buwan mula nang magsimula ang coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patuloy ang unahan para sa isang ligtas at mabisang bakuna. Pinag-aralan ng mga mananaliksik at pharmaceutical developer ang sequence ng severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at pinabilis ang proseso ng mga clinical trial upang makapagbigay ng mga rasyon sa higit sa 170 mga bansa, kasama ang Pilipinas.
