VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that vaccines are being used to reduce population FALSE
It's a misrepresentation of what Duterte said in a speech in 2017.
Tag Archives: COVID-19
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: OLD report on halt of AstraZeneca vaccine use circulates despite the lifting of suspension
The use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines resumed on May 7.
Dismay over handling of Covid-19 drops govt approval rating but not Duterte’s – Pulse Asia head
Public dismay over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has lowered the approval rating of the administration but not so much of President Rodrigo Duterte himself, the head of a public opinion polling body said Friday.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger makes FALSE claims on RT-PCR test, vaccines
She gave a wrong interpretation of a recent announcement from the U.S. CDC.
Understanding deaths, adverse events post-Covid vaccination
Experts say: Don’t simply rely on social media for health information.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang nangyayari sa nasayang na COVID-19 vaccine?
Habang “nakikipag-unahan sa mga variant" ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus ang Pilipinas, idiniin ni Carlito Galvez Jr., punong tagapagpatupad ng national pandemic response, na kailangang "bawasan ang na-aaksayang” mga bakuna sa lokal na antas.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What happens to wasted COVID-19 vaccines?
Locally, vaccine wastage often happens due to “oversight in the monitoring of vaccine storage temperatures."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video citing reports on adverse effects of COVID-19 shots NEEDS CONTEXT
A reverse image search showed that the FB page WE ARE AS ONE compiled two unrelated video reports published separately last April:
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger shares report that NEEDS CONTEXT
Graphene oxide is not an ingredient in Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to a fact sheet published by the pharmaceutical company. Kit Longley, senior manager of science media relations at Pfizer-BioNTech, confirmed this in a statement to the Associated Press.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens share BASELESS post about 50 ‘infected’ workers
Some users were also misled into thinking that the photo collage in the post showed a Shopee warehouse in the Philippines. The photos were all taken in Malaysia.
