Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Thursday, Dec. 22, urged the government to allow private hospitals to procure and administer bivalent vaccines for the success of its vaccination efforts. (File photo/MANILA BULLETIN) The former economic adviser of the Duterte administration believes that...
Vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant of Covid-19 may generate more immunity and minimize the severity of the infectious disease in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Monday, Aug. 15. (Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) previously expressed its plan to procure...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, Aug. 12 the detection of 225 more cases of Omicron subvariants in the country. (DOH/MB) Based on the latest genome sequencing results, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire disclosed that they have detected 190 additional cases of BA.5...
Taguig City’s weekly tally of new Covid-19 cases totaled more than 500 amid the detection of more cases of Omicron sub-variants in the country. Based on data from the Department of Health’s Covid-19 Tracker, Taguig recorded a total of 510 cases from July 12 to 18, up by 81 cases or 19 percent...
Even a mild case of Omicron could lead to long Covid, an expert said on Monday, June 27. (UNSPLASH) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that the public should still be vigilant against the mild form...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-Region 6 on Thursday, June 23 confirmed 21 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron BA.5 variant in Western Visayas. Iloilo City had the majority of the Omicron BA.5 cases with 16, followed by Iloilo with four and one from Guimaras. “We are closely coordinating with...
Muntinlupa City’s weekly total of new Covid-19 cases rose as the Department of Health observed that the National Capital Region (NCR) experienced a “sharp increase” in the number of people getting the virus. Daily data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that from June 13 to 19,...
The soaring prices of fuel and goods in the country poses a bigger threat and not the Omicron variant and rising infection rates, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, June 11, as he warned against making first Covid-19 booster shot mandatory. Presidential...
Muntinlupa recorded 11 total active Covid-19 cases while its total recipients of second booster shots rose to more than 8,000 amid the detection of Omicron subvariant cases in the country. Data from the City Health Office showed that as of June 8, seven new Covid-19 were tallied, coming from...
Muntinlupa City recorded 27 new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days, slightly up but there is no community transmission happening. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that Muntinlupa tallied 27 new cases in one week with its total confirmed cases rising from 40,030 on May 30 to 40,057...
Barangay Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa, which is composed mainly of the posh Ayala Alabang Village, has recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases in one day. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that on June 2, Ayala Alabang posted 16 new cases from zero new cases on June 1 and 2. Ayala...
COVID-19 virus2 The Department of Health (DOH) has announced the presence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country, involving 14 individuals. “We have detected 14 individuals with BA.2.12.1,” said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, May 13. Of...
