Over 100 patients in Malabon, including senior citizens and immunocompromised, received their 1st booster shots against Covid-19 after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus returned to the city. A Philippine Red Cross (PRC) staff administers 1st Covid-19 booster shot to a resident of Malabon...
The Las Piñas City government rolled out the second booster shot for senior citizens and health workers in 13 vaccination sites in the city on Monday, May 23.. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government is targeting around 3,900 senior citizens and health workers per day or around 300...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no available test yet to diagnose “long- Covid.” The World Health Organization (WHO) defined long-Covid or post Covid-19 condition as a “constellation of long-term symptoms that some people experience after they have had Covid-19.” “To...
DOH Another Omicron subvariant called BA.4 has entered the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, May 21. The country's first Omicron-BA.4 involves a "Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East" last May 4, the DOH said in an advisory. "His positive test result...
A health reform advocate on Friday, May 20, said that the national government should “embark on an educational campaign” and impose border control measures amid the threat of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals. Its symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there are still no monkeypox cases in the Philippines. “To date, Monkeypox has not been detected within the Philippines or at its borders,” the DOH said in an advisory on Friday, May 20. The DOH said monkeypox virus is “transmitted to humans through...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is closely monitoring the latest developments in relation to a viral disease called monkeypox. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that cases of monkeypox were detected in some parts of Africa, United States, and Canada. “So, antayin natin ang...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than 40 million individuals who are already eligible for Covid-19 booster shots have yet to receive additional...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that it will expedite the distribution of Covid-19 sickness and death compensation for eligible healthcare workers and allied personnel. Recently, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P1.08 billion for the sickness and death compensation...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently monitoring seven areas in Metro Manila after they showed an uptick in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. “Dito sa NCR meron ilang areas na binabantayan natin na may positive growth din sa kaso (Here in the NCR, there are some areas that we are...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) has recommended administering a second booster shot for senior citizens and healthcare workers, an official of the...
