VIGAN CITY — Some health workers in frontline medical facilities in Ilocos Region have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a blitz of vaccination kickoffs that commenced immediately after the arrival of the… Read more »
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Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Massachusetts Medical School Takeaways Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that are vital for keeping you healthy. Some of these microbes help to regulate the immune system. New research,… Read more »
La Trinidad cancels Strawberry Festival too BAGUIO CITY — Baguio City moved to a still unknown date the much-awaited Flower Festival normally held every February. The city government and the executive committee of the private… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY — At least six local governments in Ilocos Region have announced their initiatives to secure vaccines for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), three of which already signed agreements with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines, Inc. Dagupan… Read more »
VIGAN CITY — Mayor Carlo Medina of Vigan City announced in a statement released this evening that the city has sealed a deal that will ensure over 100,000 to 120,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for… Read more »
Timothy Ford, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Charles M. Schweik, University of Massachusetts Amherst To mitigate health inequities and promote social justice, coronavirus vaccines need to get to underserved populations and hard-to-reach communities. There are… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY — Calls are mounting to revoke border restrictions ordered by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong for residents from its bordering Benguet towns, with appeals from La Trinidad, the Benguet legislative caretaker, and activist… Read more »
Anne Moore, University College Cork Preliminary data from the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial suggests it provides 90% efficacy at preventing the disease. At the very least, this news will result in a large sigh of… Read more »
As we move into the last quarter of 2020, the virus that has defined this troubled year is showing no signs of going away. In the absence of a vaccine or a broadly effective treatment,… Read more »