
US podcast misinformation goes largely unchecked
Misinformation about everything from election fraud to Covid-19 vaccines is reaching millions of Americans through a popular but opaque medium: podcasts.
Misinformation about everything from election fraud to Covid-19 vaccines is reaching millions of Americans through a popular but opaque medium: podcasts.
The Department of Budget and Management has commended the Spanish government and development partners for supporting the country’s various programs and projects.
The government is eyeing to get more bivalent Covid-19 vaccines either through donation or procurement, the Health chief said.
Over 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expired in recent months due to the Health Technology Assessment Council’s (HTAC) lack of urgency in approving the administration of a second booster shot, a public health expert said.
The Department of Health (DOH) should ensure the safe disposal of 44 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines, Sen. Francis Tolentino said on Tuesday as he noted that these could have “deleterious effects” on public health and the environment.
House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro said the government should not take the over 31 million doses of wasted COVID-19 lightly. “This wastage is worth an estimated cost of P15.6 billion of the people’s money,” she said.
Sen. Bong Go on Monday expressed willingness to open a Senate inquiry after the Department of Health (DOH) admitted that about P15 billion worth of vaccines for COVID-19 were wasted.
The Department of Health (DOH) is planning to buy the new generation of COVID-19 vaccines that target the Omicron variant.
A lawmaker from Iloilo urged the national government to allow children aged three to below five years old to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised the possibility of purchasing Covid-19 vaccines against Omicron subvariants.