VERA Files
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured that COVID-19 marshals and safety officers are deployed in polling precincts to make sure that minimum public health standards, such as physical distancing and wearing of masks, are followed.
Medical experts on Thursday said the Philippines has grown into a prime hub for health mis- and disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
VERA Files fact-checked each claim made in the erroneous Jan 3 post.
Sinimulan ng administrasyong Duterte noong Pebrero ang pagpaplantsa ng mga deal para makakuha ng mga bakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at mabakunahan ang 70 milyong Pilipino na nasa hustong gulang at maabot ang “herd immunity” sa katapusan ng taon.
As the Philippines ramped up coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in 2021, VERA Files fact-checked more than double of online disinformation about the vaccines, targeting safety and side effects.
Gapu iti umad adu nga kaso iti pagilian kalpasan ti kagudua nga tawen iti 2021,adu dagiti agwarwaras nga damag iti social media nga ti coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019) vaccines ket saan nga epektibo ken saan nga ‘safe.’
This claim made by Dante Maravillas could mislead because he omitted the limitations of the Israel-based study and did not properly define the term “natural immunity.”
None of the ingredients in any of the vaccines are sources of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), according to a team of health experts from global technology nonprofit Meedan.
“We haven’t observed anyone that has been given the vaccine and yet produced more symptoms,” said Rontgene Solante, infectious disease specialist and a member of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel in a May 21 interview.