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The HIV response in the Philippines has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially access to H
The HIV response in the Philippines has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially access to HIV prevention and treatment services. According to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in Metro Manila coverage of HIV prevention services for gay men and other men who have sex with men has decreased by 74% since 2019. Government figures show that compared to 2019, in 2020 HIV testing decreased by 61% and enrolment in HIV care reduced by 28%. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to socioeconomic divides, highlighting failures within the health system to adequately deal with not one pandemic but two.
US commits more economic assistance to PH
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USAID commits fresh grant to PH vaccine plan
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EU agency probing reports of blood clots from use of Janssen vaccine April 14, 2021
The EMA has initiated review of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-shot COVID-19 vaccine over reports of rare blood clots in four individuals in the US.
BRUSSELS The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced Wednesday that its safety committee is reviewing very rare cases of unusual blood clots that occurred in the United States following the use of Janssen s COVID-19 vaccine.
The EMA has initiated review of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-shot COVID-19 vaccine over reports of rare blood clots in four individuals in the US.
US health and disease control bodies recommended Monday that the use of the vaccine should be paused while they review six reported cases in the United States. More than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, said the EMA based in Amsterdam in a press release.