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endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 23) – Only 2.45% of over one million individuals who received COVID-19 vaccines in the country have experienced side effects, Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo reported on Friday. He said 497,837 have received their first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine made by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac, while 508,674 got their first shot of the vaccine developed by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca. Ninety-five percent or 24,330 showed min...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) — Gabriela Party Rep. Arlene Brosas on Wednesday lamented the lack of implementation guidelines on indemnifying vaccine recipients who may experience serious side effects after receiving a coronavirus shot more than a month since the local inoculation drive started. "PhilHealth is currently finalizing the specific guidelines for approval of the board and then eventually the management," Dr. Mary Antonette Remonte of the Philippine Health In...

A BC Ferries vessel passes by Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver during a 2018 voyage. (edb3_16/Adobe Stock) VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor general, said the checks would be set up at locations like ferry terminals or along major highways leading out of Metro Vancouver. The goal is to discourage recreational travel, but there w...

“One Minutes” (15 per side) **Following one-minute speeches, the House is expected to recess until approximately 2:30 p.m.  At that time, the House will reconvene to consider the twenty-one bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules.   Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Suspensions (21 bills) H.R. 473 – Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021 (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security) H.R. 370 – Quadrennial Homeland Securit...

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021  On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.   Suspensions (21 bills) H.R. 473 – Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021 (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security) H.R. 370 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 (Rep. Watson Coleman – Homeland Security) H.R. 367 – Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Caree...

The government is hoping to secure up to 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by American firm Pfizer, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez said Thursday.

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Goes Live with New Statewide Licensing Platform HHS Technology Group developed agile system to streamline registration process for alcoholic beverage servers, licensees, and training providers News provided by Share this article FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  HHS Technology Group, LLC™ (HTG) announced today that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has gone live with the Responsible Beverag...

Legislation would allow drivers who are stopped for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs to continue to drive to school, work or other

Published April 11, 2021, 11:42 PM IP-Biotech recently signed a tri-partite agreement with the National Government and the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) — marking the start of private sector galvanization towards the procurement and administration of vaccines for employees and stakeholders. Pursuant to RA 11525 or the “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021”, recently passed in the Senate and Lower House, private companies and Local Gov...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 10) —  Public health authorities on Saturday said the severe adverse event experienced by a vaccinee from Caloocan City was not caused by the COVID-19 shot. In a statement, the Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration said an investigation was immediately conducted after a social media post on April 8 claimed a 54-year-old male from the city experienced a serious side effect after being vaccinated. Based on the casualty assessment by the ...