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Sa gitna ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, umiikot sa social media ang maling impormasyon na kailangan ng mga botante na magpakita ng vaccination card o negatibong RT-PCR test para makaboto sa Mayo 9.
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, misinformation that voters need to present a vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9 has been making the rounds on social media.
A Filipina vlogger who has promoted COVID-19 conspiracy theories through her social media platforms has shared information on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation to ease international travel restrictions amid the pandemic. This needs context.
Ang pangangampanya para sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 9 ay walang katulad sa kasaysayan ng bansa dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Iboboto ng mga Pilipino ang bagong hanay ng mga pambansa at lokal na pinuno sa gitna ng isang rumaragasang pandemic na kumitil ng higit sa 50,000 buhay, halos pumilay sa ekonomiya, at humamon sa kakayahan ng mga kasalukuyang opisyal sa pagtugon sa krisis sa kalusugan ng publiko.
Campaigning for the upcoming May 9 elections will be like no other in the country’s history because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipinos will vote for a new set of national and local leaders amid a raging pandemic that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, nearly crippled the economy, and challenged the competence of incumbent officials in addressing the public health crisis.
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.
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.
Even as the country grappled with new strains of Covid-19 last year, the Duterte government’s drug war continued to claim more lives at the average rate of three deaths every two days.
Former broadcaster Jay Sonza incorrectly claimed that a daughter of Vice President Leni Robredo skipped community quarantine after arriving from abroad and later testing positive for COVID-19.
Hindi totoo ang sinabi ng dating broadcaster na si Jay Sonza na nilaktawan ng anak ni Vice President Leni Robredo ang community quarantine matapos dumating mula sa ibang bansa at kalaunan ay nagpositibo sa COVID-19.