Education Secretary Leonor Briones urged the employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as the general public to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DepEd and Pasig City collaborate to vaccinate education frontliners against COVID-19. (Photo from DepEd) Briones, in...
The national government is facing a "big challenge" in its immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it targets to inoculate 77.75 million Filipinos before the end of 2021. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6,...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Ranjit Rye on Tuesday, July 13, said the government should consider keeping Metro Manila under general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of July due to the threat posed by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "With NCR...
More than three million doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will arrive in the country from the United States on July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The single-dose vaccine will be distributed in...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday urged the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to consider creating satellite venues for the board examinations scheduled for this year to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this...
Metro Manila cities are working hard to achieve herd immunity, and more and more celebrities are posting that they have completed their two doses of COVID-19 vaccinations provided by the government. Even couple Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Anna Santos had theirs earlier today, but what made Judy Ann...
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on the Philippines and other countries to invest more on scientific research and...
The vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to pick up its pace this week as more jabs started arriving. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream) This was the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
Filipinos are “a little bit safe” against new coronavirus variants such as the more easily transmissible Delta variant because of the efficacy of the available vaccines in the country, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on July 12, 2021. (RTVM...
The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decrease in the case fatality rate in Metro Manila. DOH/MB In a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, July 12, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed that the case fatality rate fell to 26 percent from 5.78 to 4.6 percent. He said nationwide,...
It’s still under investigation, but here’s what we know CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana One of the most common questions I get asked is, “How long do our vaccines last?” Followed closely by, “When can I get a booster?” and “When can I get a second course of vaccines?”...
