VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ivermectin NOT yet proven to be ‘miracle drug’ vs COVID-19
Akesis Holistic Health’s post also included a misleading claim on the use of the drug abroad, and recommended doses for it.
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Amid speedy trials, access to safe COVID-19 vaccines is priority: experts
Pharmaceutical executives and the Department of Science and Technology said the target availability of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-2021 is still “very optimistic” even with the accelerated process for clinical trials.
Trans fats: an old health threat in the time of COVID-19
Regular fast food meals paired with sweetened beverages did not seem harmful at all to Kevin Cordoviz when he was in his early 20's.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts claiming 2019-nCoV only survives in ‘cold weather,’ salabat a cure NOT TRUE
This post is false. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming nightly gadget use can cause eye cancer MISLEADING
This story is inaccurate.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte’s oxygen concentrator
Photos of President Rodrigo Duterte showing a blue contraption beside his bed in his residence in Davao City surfaced online on his birthday on May 28.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Was Duterte’s chest pain checkup ‘just a story’?
The Press Secretary is the liaison between the government, the public and the media. One of his functions is to clarify, confirm or deny information that the media ask him for confirmation.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on missing APEC dinner and photo shoot
Duterte flip-flops on missing APEC dinner and photo shoot from VERA Files on Vimeo. AFTER missing the U.S.-Asean meeting last September, President Rodrigo Duterte once again skipped a scheduled meeting with other world leaders. Duterte was a no-show at the gala dinner and the traditional leaders’ photo shoot during the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)
Stricter tobacco control needed in PH despite decline in use
By JAKE SORIANO DESPITE a drop in the number of smokers, the Philippines still needs to adopt “more drastic measures” to further reduce tobacco use, said an anti-smoking advocate and cancer survivor. Emer Rojas, who uses an electrolarynx and is described as a walking graphic health warning against smoking, said measures such as raising the