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ALAMIN: Ano ang COVID-19 'breakthrough infection'

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Posted at Aug 25 08:30 PM

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Breakthrough COVID cases may be less infectious: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 24 09:27 AM

Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Read more »

Bakit nagkakaroon ng COVID-19 breakthrough infections?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 12:56 PM

Malala ba ang mga COVID-19 breakthrough infection? Bakit nagkakaroon nito? Read more »

Moderna vaccine may be superior to Pfizer vs Delta

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 10 11:13 AM

The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech may be less effective than Moderna's against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to two reports posted on medRxiv on Sunday ahead of peer review. Read more »

Fil-Am breakthrough COVID-19 case stresses importance of vaccines despite infection

Lenn Almadin Thornhill | TFC News Washington, D.C.
Updated as of Aug 10 04:22 PM

Fil-Am Yannik Omictin is not sure how he got the coronavirus, but he is certain that the vaccine he received kept anyone else from getting sick. Read more »

COVID Lambda variant shows vaccine resistance in lab

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 12:26 PM

In a study from Singapore, researchers found that while Delta viral loads were similar in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, the viral loads decreased faster in the vaccinated group. Read more »

Lara Quigaman na-ospital dahil sa kidney infection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:21 AM

Kuwento ni Quigaman, kababalik lamang niya mula sa kanilang bakasyon sa Cebu nang magsimulang sumama ang kaniyang pakiramdam.   Read more »

Phase 2 Heightened Alert, ipatutupad sa Singapore sa July 22

TFC News Singapore
Updated as of Jul 24 01:59 PM

Phase 2 Heightened Alert sa Singapore, ipatutupad simula ika-22 ng Hulyo hanggang ika-18 ng Agosto, 2021. Ang halos isang buwang panibagong safety measures ay bunsod na rin ng cluster infection na natagpuan sa mga lugar tulad ng KTV lounges o nightclubs, sa Jurong Fishery Port at iba pang wet markets at hawker food centres. Read more »

FDA chief: Very few catch COVID-19 after full vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 02:53 PM

Very few people catch COVID-19 after completing their vaccination, the Philippine drug regulator said on Wednesday, as it sought to allay concerns about whether jabs provide enough protection against the more contagious coronavirus Delta variant.  Read more »

Sinovac still prevents severe COVID-19, says DOH amid Indonesia infections

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 02:36 PM

Chinese-made Sinovac remains effective in preventing severe COVID-19 symptoms or virus-related deaths, the Department of Health said Friday, as officials sought to allay public fears of the jab's supposed inefficiency Read more »

Prior COVID-19 infection reduces infection risk for 10 months, says study

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 06:55 AM

Home residents who had been previously infected with COVID-19 were approximately 85% less likely to be infected between October and February than those who had not been infected. Read more »

Babala ng CDC: Huwag halikan ang mga manok, pato dahil sa salmonella

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:53 AM

Paalala ng US Centers for Disease Control, kahit mukhang malinis at malusog ang mga backyard poultry gaya ng mga manok ay maaari pa rin itong may kargang Salmonella bacteria.  Read more »

Thai actor Tay Tawan still recovering after 'slight' lung infection

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 07:25 PM

Thai actor Tay Tawan had a slight lung infection due to his asthma while he is still recovering from COVID-19, his network GMMTV said Tuesday. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Placental infection may be more likely early in pregnancy

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 02:28 PM

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rarely infects the placenta, but new research suggests that when such an infection does occur it is more likely to happen early in pregnancy.  Read more »

Vietnam urges vigilance, as neighbors battle infection spikes

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 29 01:01 PM

Vietnam's health ministry called for "unanimity and determination" among the public to keep the virus at bay.   Read more »

Erap 'doing better' after return to ICU due to lung infection, says son Jinggoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 09:59 PM

Former Philippine president Joseph "Erap" Estrada is "doing better" after being sent back to the intensive care unit (ICU) for non-COVID patients, his son Jinggoy said on Saturday. Read more »

Erap back in ICU due to bacterial lung infection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 03:02 PM

Former president Joseph Estrada has been readmitted to the intensive care unit for non-COVID patients after being diagnosed with a super imposed bacterial lung infection, his son, former senator Jinggoy Estrada, said Friday. Read more »

Pagdapo ng COVID-19 sa mga bagay maliit ang tsansa, ayon sa pag-aaral

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 07:21 PM

Ayon sa CDC, 1 in 10,000 ang posibilidad na mahawa ng sakit na COVID-19 dahil sa contaminated surfaces at objects. Read more »

Regeneron says antibody injection drastically reduced COVID infection

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 04:49 AM

No one who received the treatment was hospitalized or had to go to an emergency room for COVID-19, while four who received the placebo did. Read more »

Gobernador ng Nueva Vizcaya positibo sa COVID-19, bokal pumanaw sa sakit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 04:24 PM

Nagpapagaling ngayon sa ospital ang ilang opisyal ng lalawigan ng Nueva Vizcaya kabilang ang gobernador at bise gobernador nito matapos na magpositibo sa COVID-19. Pumanaw naman ang isang bokal dahil sa sakit.  Read more »