An infectious disease expert said the public should keep an open mind on the available tools, including the Dengvaxia vaccine, to combat the rising number of dengue cases in the country. Dr. Edsel Salvana said that "we really should use everything that is in our toolbox." "The bottom line is, we...
An infectious disease expert believes that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is already over as several people are now vaccinated against the viral disease. Dr. Edsel Salvana said that even though coronavirus cases currently has "tripled" because of the Omicron and its subvariants, the number of...
A new way of looking at Covid CLINICAL MATTERS Some media outfits and doomsayers continue to bandy the rising Covid-19 numbers and positivity rates in a way that tends to scare people into a panic. Alarmist headlines and overblown pronouncements of alleged impending lockdowns do not help. Covid-19...
An infectious disease expert expressed support on Tuesday, July 4, to the proposed move of the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) to include Covid-19 vaccination in the regular immunization program. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Edsel Salvana...
The role of proper information CLINICAL MATTERS Parallel to the Covid-19 pandemic was an unprecedented pandemic of misinformation. A combination of evolving knowledge of SARS-CoV-2, poorly moderated social media, and outright disinformation campaigns contributed to an excess of pandemic-related...
(unsplash) A health expert assured that the Philippines can access the needed vaccines against monkeypox if necessary. "Bagama’t ngayon ay wala pa naman tayong stockpiles ng vaccines, mayroon naman tayong (Although we do not have stockpiles of vaccines yet, we have) contacts with the United...
Makati CBD skyline Amid the detection of more transmissible variants of the Covid-19 virus, is there a possibility that a surge in coronavirus cases will happen again in the Philippines? There were some "instances" wherein a rise in Covid-19 cases were observed in the country but not sustained,...
How did candidates use the Covid pandemic in their discussions? CLINICAL MATTERS With an apparent landslide victory for former Senator Bongbong Marcos for president, the post-mortems have begun. One of the most important issues during the campaign was the pandemic and whether the Philippines did...
Here are some reminders CLINICAL MATTERS With only one week left until the May 9 election, campaigns are in overdrive with their final pushes and rallies. While candidates look favorably upon huge crowds of people coming out to support them, healthcare workers look on in horror as people are packed...
The reported increase in Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) is not considered significant by the Department of Health (DOH) to cause alarm to the public. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing on Monday, May 2, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this...
CLINICAL MATTERS Last week I wrote about my first international trip in two years and the truly incredible experience of attending TED 2022 in Vancouver, Canada. Many readers asked me to expound on the TED conference and the fellowship I received. They also wanted to know the details of the return...
Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
