A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public again to get their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. If an individual missed their second...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is eyeing to adjust the case rate for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) benefit package. PhilHealth Spokesperson Shirley Domingo said that they will soon implement the...
The government allows private companies to seek "cost reimbursement" or "cost sharing" for the coronavirus vaccines allocated to the dependents of its employees, Malacañang clarified Tuesday. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021....
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that rich countries should first consider the plight of other nations before they start the discussion about booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 6, called for teamwork among the government's education agencies to address the issues in the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The...
DOH/MB The country recorded 4,114 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 6. The last time that the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 4,000 cases was last June 30 with 4,509 cases then. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed infections in the...
Pre-COVID and post-COVID vaccine care VAXXED OR BUST A health worker administers a coronavirus shot to a Las Pinas resident at a vaccination site, May 2021 (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Although you are one with the world in the pursuit of eradicating the vicious COVID-19 pandemic, you may still have some...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination rollout as more than 11 million vaccine doses were already...
Former task force adviser Dr. Tony Leachon said the new protocols of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for fully vaccinated individuals traveling within the Philippines is "too premature." (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to come up with a decision later this year on the proposed waiver agreement on the patents of COVID-19 vaccines, but the EU, which hosts the most number of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, has opposed the planned patent waiver and instead pushed for a...
The local government of Quezon City may have to temporarily suspend its first dose vaccination starting Tuesday, July 6, as the city's vaccine supply runs out. "We are only going to give vaccines to those getting their second dose tomorrow (July 7)," the city's Public Affairs and Information...
Malacañang on Tuesday, July 6, warned Filipinos who will fake their vaccination cards for interzonal travel, saying that they will get imprisoned for a long time for falsifying a public document. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made this warning as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
