An infectious disease expert has recommended changing the definition of “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19–which is to include a booster shot. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to increase the booster vaccine coverage in the country. Currently, a person can be tagged as fully...
Getting five or six Covid-19 shots can run the risk of losing the vaccines' overall effectiveness, or worse, might render the person ineligible to get upgraded or multivalent vaccines against variants of concern (VOC) in the future. A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
Nothing is certain, according to an official of the Department of Health (DOH), as the possibility of having another spike in Covid-19 cases is always present. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a press...
(MANILA BULLETIN / QC PIO / FILE PHOTO) Contrary to the claim of a research firm, the Department of Health (DOH) said it has not recorded any increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate of the country. On Tuesday, March 22, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country’s “positivity rate...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 1 that it will be making weekly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case reports beginning March 7, next week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15...
Persons who are asymptomatic and have been fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are no longer required to undergo quarantine should they be exposed to a COVID-19 positive individuals, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 1. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases dropped below 1,000 on Monday, Feb. 28. A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP In its latest case bulletin, the...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded on Monday, Feb. 28 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is not yet over as various areas in the country de-escalates to Alert Level 1 status by March 1. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Palace press briefing, Health...
The country continues to experience a steady decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and remains to be under low-risk case classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi voted to put the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Fresnedi and 16 other mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) held a meeting on Feb. 22 to come up with a recommendation on whether the NCR should be maintained under Alert Level...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have stayed below 100 in the last 10 days as the number of new cases in the country continued to decrease. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Feb. 19, Muntinlupa’s active COVID-19 cases have gone down to 66...
Nearly 136,000 minors aged five to 17 have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Taguig. In a report released on Feb. 18, the Taguig City government said a total of 126,407 minors aged 12 to 17 have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. Of the total, 60,228 or 48...
