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Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded the public to be vigilant and to get tested only in COVID-19 testing laboratories that were approved by the government.
“Makakasiguro tayo na authentic at saka official yung laboratory results na makukuha natin kung tayo ay pupunta sa lisensyadong laboratoryo ng gobyerno [We can be assured that the laboratory results we get are authentic and official if we go to a government-licensed laboratory],” she said.
“Pag pumunta tayo dito sa mga laboratoryo na nakita natin na wala namang license to operate, ay huwag na po kayong magpa-test dyan dahil hindi po official iyang result na iyan [If we go to laboratories with no license to operate, the result won’t be official],” she added.
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+ January 29, 2021 WITH the recent approval of the Food and Drugs Administration on the emergency use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Benguet legislative caretaker Eric Go Yap on Thursday, January 28, 2021, vowed to purchase at least 600 for medical frontliners in the province.
Yap, during the turnover ceremony of the 16-bed capacity isolation facility in Benguet General Hospital (BeGH), said aside from medical frontliners, members of the media will also get a shot of the vaccine.
“Yung House ngayon nag in talk na kame with Secretary Galvez para maisabay yung mga staff ng House of Representative. Nag side talk ako with the speaker, baka pwede akong makisabay, personal fund ko kahit mga 300 doses lang or 600 dahil dalawa. Ngayon pag meron na, uunahin ko yung mga frontliners dito sa Benguet Gen. and syempre kayong mga nasa media,” Yap said.
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01/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2021 02:40
Approval of Saliva Testing for COVID-19, a welcome development to stimulate and boost air travel demand
RT-PCR Saliva testing generates faster results within three to four hours, after samples have been collected. It is also cheaper at P1,500-P2,000 compared to the RT-PCR swab test which ranges from P3,500-5,000.
Prior to this, only PRC laboratories are allowed to conduct the saliva test pending the parallel validation test being conducted by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
AirAsia Philippines Spokesperson Steve Dailisan said, This will definitely positively increase the appetite of air travelers, especially for AirAsia leisure destinations such as Boracay and Bohol that require RT-PCR test. Saliva RT-PCR test is not only cheaper but also non-invasive and less stringent.