FACT CHECK: OLD report on HIV cases among OFWs passed off as new
Netizens are sharing an old report about 166 overseas Filipino workers testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus misleadingly passing it off as recent.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old, FALSE fish warnings in Mindanao revived
Netizens recirculated a bogus warning that discourages the public from eating fish supposedly infected with HIV.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang new coronavirus ay katulad ng HIV, sabi ni Duterte. Ganoon ba?
Ihinahambing ang novel coronavirus (tinatawag ngayon na severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 o SARS-CoV-2) sa iba pang mga epidemya, tulad ng human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ito ay "mamamatay ng kusa" kahit na walang mga bakuna.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte says the new coronavirus is similar to HIV. Is that so?
HIV and SARS-CoV-2 are different in nature, according to the World Health Organization.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, doctors HAVE NOT announced cure for HIV, AIDS
The headlines are false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Website misleads by using HIV-positive woman’s photo
A story from pinoyhealthandremedies.com that published the photo of a woman it claimed died after acquiring HIV from a manicure is misleading.
Sex, drugs and disease: The deadly mix – A perilous phenomenon
"But even if you have introduced and provided them their supply of condoms, you can't be assured that they will use them because everyone will be high on drugs."
HIV advocates: Growing ‘epidemic’ among youth must stop
They say the youth face the greatest risk in the nationwide HIV situation.
Philippines dashes to revamp HIV programs as infections hit record levels
After jumping above regional trends with the highest rate of new HIV infections in Asia Pacific due partly to complacency, the Philippine government has buckled down to address the problem among the most vulnerable populations.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Are condoms just for birth control?
Comedian-turned-senator Vicente Sotto III thinks condoms are solely for contraception. Invoking science, he said a condom does not block the entry of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into one’s system.
