People stand in line to get a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the Stockholmsmassan exhibition center, turned mass vaccination centre, in Stockholm, Sweden, April 8, 2021. (Photo from TT News Agency via REUTERS) STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s Health Agency said on Wednesday it would pause plans to start vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood clots similar to those reported for the AstraZeneca shot. The Health Agency said in a statement it would not start the vaccinations and await the findings of a review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The vaccine has not yet been used in Sweden though a first batch of 31,000 doses has arrived in the country. U.S. federal health agencies have recommended pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood clots. Following the news, J&J said it was delaying the rollout of the vaccine … [Read more...] about Sweden pauses plans for J&J COVID-19 vaccinations, awaits review
S’pore reports new Covid-19 cluster after man from Papua New Guinea with links to 3 other cases tests positive
SINGAPORE - The sole Covid-19 case reported in the community on Wednesday (April 14) has been linked to three other cases in the country, prompting the Ministry of Health (MOH) to announce a new local cluster. The patient, a 44-year-old Papua New Guinea national is in Singapore on a short-term visit pass, having arrived in Singapore for a work project on March 25. The three other people in the cluster were on the same flight into Singapore, said MOH. Two of the cases, who had tested positive on April 1, were close contacts of a previously reported case - a 50-year-old Columbian national who arrived from Papua New Guinea for a work project. He tested positive for the coronavirus infection on March 30. The 44-year-old Papuan had previously tested negative for the virus five separate times - including once at a pre-departure test in Australia on March 23 and on arrival in Singapore on March 25. MOH said that prior to being quarantined on April 1, he was on a … [Read more...] about S’pore reports new Covid-19 cluster after man from Papua New Guinea with links to 3 other cases tests positive
DoST-SEI opens ERDT scholarship
The Department of Science and Technology Science Education Institute (DoST-SEI) has announced the deadline of submission of application for the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) local graduate scholarship for Academic Year 2021-2022, first semester. The deadline of submission for each consortium-member university are as follows: April 30, 2021 for the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Mapua University (MU), and Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT); and May 15, 2021 for Central Luzon State University (CLSU), University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD), UP Los Baños (UPLB), and University of San Carlos (USC). For more information, contact the ERDT staff in-charge: ADMU – Jessica Francisco at [email protected]; CLSU – Precious Sibulburo at [email protected]; DLSU – Belle Ayop at [email protected]; MU – Lorraine Hilario at [email protected]; MSU-IIT – Doruthee Encarnado at … [Read more...] about DoST-SEI opens ERDT scholarship
CHEd, Mapua equip HEIs with data science skills in post-pandemic scenario
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and Mapua University revealed on Tuesday that they are starting to equip the country’s 45 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with data science and analytics skills for the post-Covid-19 pandemic world, following the launching of the Data Analytics and Digital Transformation Training for Higher Education, an executive program delivered by Carnegie Mellon University-Australia (CMUA), a global leader in data analytics. The program is a 10-day virtual training that combines a comprehensive business intelligence, data analytics and technology management curriculum with a hands-on focus. The 60 participants, who come from 45 HEIs all around the Philippines, are taught by CMUA’s expert pool of faculty who are also industry experts, with many active industry collaborations that put them at the forefront of data science developments. The participating HEIs are Agusan Del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology, Aklan State University, … [Read more...] about CHEd, Mapua equip HEIs with data science skills in post-pandemic scenario
Success causes us to fail
Dear Lloyd, I have this experience of reaching heights and becoming successful in what I do. Recently, it was a totally different story. When success is no longer there — and failure suddenly meets me face to face — what do I do? Mar Mar, A few years ago, I did a motivational talk before two real estate giants in Manila during their sales kickoff rally. Most companies do this every year. Back in the prepandemic days, there were face-to-face meetings. They gathered their sales people and hired a motivational speaker to speak and try to encourage their people to sell more this time as the speaker tried to equip them with knowled ge, wisdom and stories. Hopefully after the one-hour program or so, participants would leave the venue with inspiration and drive to face the new year and yes, painful or not as it was, make the best effort to hit their quota for that period. It’s amazing to see their mix of emotions — from being happy to being excited to being afraid to being … [Read more...] about Success causes us to fail