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Tag: face mask

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vaccine advocate spreads FALSE claims on COVID-19 vaccine, face masks

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 07, 2022 7:39 PM

    His group has also claimed that the pandemic is not real and alleged the vaccine is killing people

    COVID-19, face mask, vaccine

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng aktor na si Pen Medina na ang COVID-19 virus ay maaaring lumusot sa ‘anumang mask’ kinakailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 03, 2021 2:28 PM

    Hindi sumasang-ayon sa paggamit ng mga face mask bilang proteksiyon, sinabi ng artistang si Crispin “Pen” Medina na ang novel coronavirus ay “maaaring lumusot sa mask” sapagkat napakaliit nito. Kulang ito ng konteksto.

    covid-19PH, face mask, Pen Medina

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Actor Pen Medina’s claim that COVID-19 virus can get into ‘any mask’ needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 03, 2021 2:06 PM

    Disagreeing on the use of face masks as protective gear, actor Crispin “Pen” Medina claimed the novel coronavirus “can go through any mask” because it is extremely small. This lacks context.

    covid-19PH, face mask, Pen Medina

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque mali sa pagsabing pareho ang proteksyong nabibigay ng face mask at shield sa COVID-19 vaccine

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 06, 2021 10:10 PM

    Sa pagpapaliwanag sa direktiba ng gobyerno sa patuloy na pag gamit ng mga face mask at face shield para makontrol ang transmission at pagkalat ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), inihalintulad ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque ang proteksyon mula sa pagsusuot ng mga gamit na pang-proteksiyon sa pagpapabakuna laban sa sakit.

    COVID-19 vaccine, covid-19PH, face mask, Harry Roque

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque wrongly equates protection from face mask and shield to getting COVID-19 vaccine

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 06, 2021 9:30 PM

    In explaining the government’s directive to keep using face masks and face shields to help control the transmission and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque wrongly equated the protection from using these protective gear to getting vaccinated against the disease.

    COVID-19 vaccine, covid-19PH, face mask, Harry Roque

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming two ways to wear medical masks NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 09, 2020 9:38 PM

    Several health authorities say the same thing: wear the colored side facing outwards.

    COVID19, face mask

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on the ‘dangers of face masks’ carries multiple FALSE claims

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 23, 2020 6:58 PM

    Properly designed masks are porous, allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to travel in and out of it.

    face mask

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon nagpakawala ng maraming maling impormasyon tungkol sa paggamit ng mask, iba pang mga hakbang laban sa COVID-19

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 18, 2020 6:03 PM

    Umani ng batikos noong kalagitnaan ng Agosto dahil sa hindi wastong pagsusuot ng kanyang face mask sa publiko, na labag sa mga protocol na pangkalusugan para labanan ang coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ang abugadong si Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, sa isang video sa Facebook (FB), ay nagbigay-katwiran sa kanyang mga ginawa sa pamamagitan ng hindi totoo at mapanlinlang na mga pahayag.

    COVID-19, face mask, Lorenzo Gadon

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes multiple inaccurate claims on mask use, other COVID-19 measures

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 18, 2020 4:34 PM

    Drawing flak in mid-August for improperly wearing his face mask in public, thereby violating health protocols to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon, in a Facebook (FB) video, justified his actions with false and misleading claims.

    COVID-19, face mask, Lorenzo Gadon

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang mga maling palagay sa face mask inilantad

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 10, 2020 3:27 PM

    Apat na buwan na mula nang ipinag-utos ng gobyerno ang pagsusuot ng mga face mask sa labas ng mga tirahan para mabawasan ang paghawa ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pero ilang mga opisyal ay nagbibigay pa rin ng maling payo kung paano gamitin ang pang takip na proteksiyon.

    COVID-19, face mask

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