During the celebration of World Immunization Week, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 25, rolled out the second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for immunocompromised individuals in different vaccination sites of the National Capital Region (NCR). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH said the...
As countries celebrate World Immunization Week, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) has emphasized the importance of vaccines in preventing diseases and avoiding severe fatal complications brought about by diseases such as Covid-19. (PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LOGO) World Immunization Week...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas stressed that it's the authorities' job to ensure that Covid-19 pandemic-related health protocols are met amid the surge of visitors in local tourism spots. (Laurentiu Morariu/ Unsplash) “While we truly understand the public’s eagerness to visit...
The Philippine government will launch on Monday, April 25, the second Covid-19 booster shot program—starting off with immunocompromised adults. “All set na po tayo for (We are all set for the) administration of second booster for immunocompromised population,” said DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) asserted that the projection of a possible surge in Covid-19 cases next month, if public compliance to health protocols decreases, is based on...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has observed an uptick in Covid-19 cases in 13 areas of the country. At present, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje noted that the said trend of Covid-19 cases in those areas is not yet considered as a "significant" increase. These areas include Ilocos Norte,...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's Covid-19 vaccine wastage has been minimal so far— at less than two percent. “This is lower than the 10 percent that the WHO (World Health Organization) has given as a standard for the vaccine wastage all over...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting to vaccinate about 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals during the first day of the implementation of administering second Covid-19 booster shot on Monday, April 25. There are around 690,000 immunocompromised individuals who...
Literature, movies, and series about the imagined apocalypse and the post-apocalypse to keep our minds off this one Apocalyptic fiction challenges us to think of a far-fetched world, somewhere entirely different from reality. In the Covid era, however, most of the horrific, imagined narratives...
Nurses in PPEs Healthcare workers were urged to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to increase their protection against the dreaded disease. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said about half of the fully-vaccinated medical workers in the country have yet to...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) advised Covid-19 patients and those experiencing symptoms of the said disease to isolate on election day. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this will help in preventing the spread of Covid-19 virus. “Lagi naman nating sinasabi na ang policy natin ay to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Fourteen dengue patients here have died, raising fears the continuing trend of infections among youngsters and young adults might reach the epidemic threshold. Zamboanga health workers initiate advocacy on dengue prevention. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The City Health Office (CHO)...
