Covid-19 is more transmissible than monkeypox because it can be transmitted in several ways, infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene M. Solante said on Monday, May 23. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) “In terms of transmissibility, it is still the Covid-19 that’s more transmissible...
(SCREENGRAB FROM LAGING HANDA BRIEFING) The slight uptick in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila was most likely caused by new Omicron subvariants that were detected in the country, an expert of the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, May 23. “Itong nakikita natin na mga upticks ng cases, maliit pa...
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...
The proposed "Bayan Bangon Muli" or BBM bill is worth backing, as far as Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas is concerned. Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas (Facebook) In a recently-filed resolution, three-term congressman Vargas urged incoming members of the 19th Congress to...
Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Sunday, May 22, urged the national government to “maximize” and speed up the country’s Covid-19 vaccinations. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In an interview...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) cited the continued increase in the Covid-19 vaccination rate among tertiary students and higher education institution (HEI) personnel. (Photo courtesy of CHED) Citing data as of May 16, CHED said that 89 percent of HEI teaching and non-teaching personnel...
For so long a time, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has essentially evaded COVID-19 while touring the country to promote the importance of vaccination. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo curtesy of Malacanang) That ended Sunday, May 22, when Galvez tested positive for the virus, the first time...
A children's organization said that addressing learning gaps among Filipino learners and ensuring their safe return to school should be among the top priorities of the incoming administration. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Following the 2022 elections, Save the Children Philippines...
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...
Three members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea from their concert tour in the US. TWICE held their TWICE 4th World Tour III in Los Angeles on May 14 and 15 at the Banc of California Stadium. (From left) TWICE's Nayeon, Momo and Tzuyu tested...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia will start offering a fifth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9 onwards, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Friday. The priority groups include leaders of the government, the senate, the parliament, frontline health workers, government...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever". Biden, who is in Seoul on his first trip to Asia...
