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December 21, 2020 Exposé GmbH/AdobeStock Climate change, the Paris Agreement and talk of saving the planet have, for many years, been highly politicized topics. Viewpoints have differed greatly, and few have been willing to risk relationships with customers, vendors and others to take a stance on the issue. Major industries such as construction, building materials and heavy machinery, until now, were relatively quiet on the issue. Taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lower ...

Channels Television   Updated December 21, 2020 In this photo taken on December 2, 2020, Rose Alvarez, 16, — whose name AFP has changed to protect her identity — speaks during an interview inside a health centre in Manila. PHOTO: TED ALJIBE / AFP   Manila teenager Rose Alvarez was 13 when she started having sex with a man who was more than twice her age. That would be statutory rape in most countries, but not in the Philippines. The Catholic-majority country has one of the lowest ages of ...

High-risk groups to be inoculated nationwide By ZHANG ZHIHAO | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-21 09:13 Share CLOSE A staff member displays a sample of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at a vaccine production plant of China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] China will focus on nationwide vaccination of people and workers deemed at high risk of contracting COVID-1...

China wants to know how many high-risk workers need COVID-19 vaccine By Hu Yuwei and Liu Caiyu Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/21 19:55:24 Quality inspectors on Sinovac vaccine production lines use digital technology platforms to monitor the quality and efficiency of vaccine packaging on Sunday. Photos: Li Hao/GT  China is calculating how many people working in high-risk professions will need to receive COVID-19 vaccines, health officials said Monday, as the travel rush of the Chine...

Victory for children: Philippines set to raise age of sexual consent The Catholic-majority country has one of the lowest ages of consent in the world, allowing adults to legally have sex with children as young as 12 if they agree. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By AFP MANILA: Teenager Rose Alvarez was 13 when she started having sex with a man who was more than twice her age. That would be statutory rape in most countries, but not in the Philippines. The Catholic-majority country has one of...

GT investigates: The mass vaccination countdown By GT staff reporters, Published: 2020/12/22 22:00:00 Editors Note: As novel coronavirus epidemic is raging, the world is anxiously awaiting a vaccine for the infectious disease that has so far cost nearly 1.7 million lives. Have we already seen the light at the end of tunnel? China has delivered five vaccine candidates into phase III clinical trials and vaccinated more than 1 million people under emergency use regulations ...

Govt vows prompt release of information on Chinese vaccines By Zhang Zhihao | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-19 13:43 Share CLOSE Zheng Zhongwei, director of the Development Center for Medical Science and Technology of the National Health Commission [Photo/scio.gov.cn] China will promptly release information regarding the status of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, five of which are in phase three clinical trials overseas, said Zh...

China will continue to inoculate at-risk personnel before mass vaccination 2 minutes read Beijing, Dec 19 (efe-epa).- China will continue to vaccinate groups at high risk of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, such as health workers, customs officers and transporters, before launching campaigns to inoculate on a large scale, health authorities said Saturday. Deputy director of the National Health Commission Zeng Yixin said at a press conference that the objective is to create herd...

A staff member displays samples of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at Sinovac Biotech Ltd, in Beijing on March 16, 2020. （Photo/Xinhua） Research and development of novel coronavirus vaccines in China is nearing its conclusion, while preparations are in place for their mass production, said the head of Chinas COVID-19 vaccine development task force. There are five domestically developed vaccines undergoing phase-3 clinical trials, the final stage of trials before attaining approval from aut...

China gears up for mass COVID-19 vaccine production One million people have already receive an unauthorised vaccine SAMAA | Health - Posted: Dec 18, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Health Posted: Dec 18, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago Photo: AFP China is all set to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to its population soon. Mass vaccination will most likely start next year from the southwestern Sichuan province, even though a vaccine has yet to be authorised. Around 118,00...