the u.s. surgeon general. he is warning of the, quote, profound risk of harm to children caused by social media. we have cnn s jake tapper covering this next hour on the lead and he s with us now to talk about this warning and what the white house may be planning to do about it. i think every parent wants to know about this. obviously my kids are not on social media, they are 4 and yet. yes, 4 and just nearly 7. mine are 13 and 15 and they are on social media. but 40% of kids 8 to 12, 40% say they use social media despite companies requiring users to be th 13. so that day when your kids, your beloved babies are on social media might be coming quicker than you think. look, the surgeon general sounding the alarm saying that social media poses a, quote, profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and teens. he says engineers are designing products meant to keep people using them longer, which we all
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(file photo) MANILA - The Covid-19 situation in the country has become manageable due to the government's intensified and more improved vaccination program, OCTA Research fellow, Dr. Guido David said Monday. David, speaking at the Laging Handa public briefing, cited the country has a "successful" vaccination program. "Malaking tulong nito (vaccination) sa pagpapabuti ng kalagayan natin sa bansa. Kung hindi dahil dito baka nagla-lockdown pa din tayo (This has contributed to improving the situation in our country. Without this, we might be imposing lockdowns until now)," he said. The country's "wall of immunity" has also been improved by the government's massive vaccination program, he added. "Kahit magkaroon tayo ng uptick or pagtaas ng kaso, tingin ko mostly mild na lang yung mga kaso (Even if there's an uptick or spike of cases, I think , it would be mostly mild cases)," David said, urging the remaining unvaccinated population to
SUPERSPREADER. Campaign rallies such as this undated gathering alarm health experts of a possible surge in Covid-19 infections. As of Friday (May 13, 2022), the National Task Force Against Covid-19 said it has yet to receive data that will indicate a surge. (PNA file photo) MANILA - The government has not yet seen any surge or outbreak in new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases but warned it is still a possibility. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 special medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Friday that the result of mass gatherings before the elections have yet to come in. "Well, we're waiting. It's because the incubation period for any outbreak to happen ay within three to five days. Iyan ang sabi ng ating mga (That's according to our) infectious disease specialists. So ito na iyon, this time iyong puwedeng dumami ang number of cases (So that's the time when the number of cases will increase)," he said in a televised public briefing. "
(File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) on Tuesday reported 56,256 Covid-19 recoveries or 94.49 percent recovery rate since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Dr. Jemuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said the region has so far recorded a total of 59,533 Covid-19 infections, including 840 active cases and 2,437 deaths. Cristobal said 68.2 percent of the active cases are asymptomatic, 26.1 percent with mild symptoms, 4.4 percent moderate, 1.2 percent severe, and 0.1 percent critical. He said the data showed Zamboanga City has the highest recovered cases of 26,349 although it remains on top of the list with the most number of Covid-19 infections of 27,928. The city has also the highest mortality rate with 1,084 and has 495 active cases. Zamboanga del Sur has the second highest confirmed cases of 13,720, with 13,067 recoveries, 170 active cases, and 483 deaths followed by Zamboanga del Norte with a total of 11,504 confirmed cases, includ