HEADS UP: How to Safely Celebrate Your Christmas Parties (Dec. 6)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Dec. 6.

COVID NEWS

• Gearing up for your Christmas party? Here are some tips from the Department of Health for a safe, COVID-free celebration.
• The government has opened slots for booster shots for fully vaccinated adults. How long should you wait before you get another jab? 
• The Omicron COVID-19 variant is three times more likely to cause reinfection, according to a preliminary study by South African scientists.
• Does Omicron bring milder COVID-19 illness compared to other variants? Here’s what preliminary research shows.

LIKE KIT

• Feeling regretful after splurging your 13th month pay? Here’s why it happens. 

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Are your kids afraid of the needle? Here’s how you can prepare them for a COVID-19 vaccine.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Comelec has approved the registration of some 165 party-list groups to participate in the 2022 elections and rejected 107 others. Here’s a list of who's in and who's out.
• Metro Manila and Baguio City on Sunday recorded their lowest temperatures yet during this year’s Amihan season.
• Apple sees a decrease in iPhone 13 demand as consumers spend more on travel and outdoor activities than on a new phone.
• A rare total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica into darkness, a phenomenon that would not happen again until 2039.