DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting to vaccinate at least 880,000 infants nationwide who missed their scheduled routine immunization. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the program will roll-out every last Thursday and Friday starting April to June. "Itong ating (This)...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of Covid-19 cases in the country is "plateauing," the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, April 8. From March 31 to April 6, the DOH recorded a total of...
COVID-19 virus2 The recombinant variants of coronavirus are not yet present in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH is currently monitoring the developments about the new recombinant variants called XE, XF, and XD. “Wala pa tayong nadedetect nitong mga sinasabing...
Vaccination of children in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has already sent a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the emergency use authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines to allow the administration of booster shots for children aged 12 to...
President Duterte is in "good condition" and will continue serving the Filipino people until the last day of his term although the burden of the presidency has taken a toll on him, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go Friday, April 8 said. Go served as the President’s aide for more than 20 years...
On World Health Day, the Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) urged election hopefuls to push for a "people-center and planet-friendly" public health system. As Covid-19 cases in the country decline and more Filipinos start seeing the hope of living normally, CPDG stressed the...
AFP FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines could once again experience a "surge" in Covid-19 cases in the coming months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned. "With the unsafe gatherings and social mixing expected in the next two months, a surge in Covid-19 cases is quite likely," the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 10 is now cleared of active cases of Covid-19, the City Health Office declared on Thursday, April 7. BJMP-10 conducts orientation on April 4 to newly-committed PDLs after completing the 14-days quarantine, as to the...
While getting vaccinated remains voluntary, Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go today (April 7) renewed his call on government to make Covid-19 vaccines more accessible, especially in far-flung areas and vulnerable sectors. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography,...
In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the Dunkirk hospital. French Prime Minister announced on March 12, 2022 the opening of the fourth dose of vaccine "to the over 80s who have received their booster dose for more than three...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III appealed to election candidates to promote the importance of Covid-19 vaccination among their supporters...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 1.54 percent of the total number of Covid-19 vaccines delivered in the country have gone to waste. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the figure is "far below" the indicative wastage rate of the World Health...
