(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that all Covid-19 vaccines in the country are safe and effective. "All vaccines provided by the government are proven safe and effective," the state health agency said in a statement on Thursday, May 26. "They have undergone...
DOH The current Covid-19 reproduction number (Rt) of Metro Manila is at 1.25, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, May 26. A reproduction number is the average number of people that can be infected by a Covid-19 positive individual. If the reproduction number is less than one, the virus...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now preparing isolation facilities amid growing concerns about the viral disease called monkeypox. "The DOH Field Implementation and Coordination Team (FICT) and the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) are working on the specific designation of isolation...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) A pediatric infectious disease expert urged all eligible Filipinos to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to...
Given the 'slow uptick' of Covid-19 cases detected by the Department of Health (DOH), it said on Tuesday, May 24 that it does not want to downplay the situation or declare it as a cause for panic. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021....
While the attention suddenly shifted from Covid-19 to Monkeypox, some infectious disease experts believe that the public should still be more concerned about Covid-19, citing several reasons as to why this should be the case. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) During a press briefing of...
Reemergence of Monkeypox, a viral zoonosis or a virus transmitted to humans from animals, recently made rounds on social media after it appeared in the middle of a global health crisis caused by Covid-19. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) With its recent detection in some parts of Africa,...
Over 100 patients in Malabon, including senior citizens and immunocompromised, received their 1st booster shots against Covid-19 after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus returned to the city. A Philippine Red Cross (PRC) staff administers 1st Covid-19 booster shot to a resident of Malabon...
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...
DOH Another Omicron subvariant called BA.4 has entered the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, May 21. The country's first Omicron-BA.4 involves a "Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East" last May 4, the DOH said in an advisory. "His positive test result...
A health reform advocate on Friday, May 20, said that the national government should “embark on an educational campaign” and impose border control measures amid the threat of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals. Its symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there are still no monkeypox cases in the Philippines. “To date, Monkeypox has not been detected within the Philippines or at its borders,” the DOH said in an advisory on Friday, May 20. The DOH said monkeypox virus is “transmitted to humans through...
