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Philippine health experts have teamed up with global biopharma company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to kick off a nationwide campaign raising awareness about the commonly ignored yet serious viral infection called "shingles." The Truth About Shingles event on March 12, at SM Aura (Zekinah Elize Espina /...

The Mandaluyong City local government conducted an anti-chickenpox vaccination program as part of its efforts in mitigating the number of chickenpox cases among the city's youth following the reopening of face-to-face classes. Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos spearheaded the Varicella vaccination...

Did you get chickenpox before as a kid? This handout photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was taken in 1997 during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and depicts the dorsal surfaces of a...

COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) has called on the public to be extra cautious as the Delta variant of the coronavirus is “highly transmissible.” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the Delta variant carries at least 1,000 times more virus as...