THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The EU's drug regulator on Thursday approved Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna adapted for the Omicron variant, paving the way for a booster campaign this winter. The so-called "bivalent" jabs target both the original virus that emerged in the Chinese city...
After almost two weeks since face-to-face classes resumed, the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has not received any report of Covid-19 transmission in schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “After verifying with the field offices, we have not had any reports of Covid since the start...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the country's nurses that his administration would pursue programs promoting their welfare and development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this as he graced the 100th Anniversary of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted that the benefits given to Filipino nurses are not enough but said the government could not do much because of the lack of funds. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this as he graced the 100th...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The number of new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila is now in a slow decline, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Patuloy din na bumababa ang kaso ng new cases sa NCR although hindi ganoon kabilis (The number of new cases in the NCR continues to decrease, although it is not...
The Las Piñas city government conducted synchronized vaccinations against Covid-19 in two public markets on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in preparation for the return to full face-to-face classes in November. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the synchronized Covid-19 vaccination was conducted at Suki Market in...
Malacañang said it is waiting for the Department of Health's (DOH) comment on whether or not to keep the policy requiring the public to wear face masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Passers-by walk in front of a tarpaulin with images of frontliners wearing face mask at Eastwood City in Pasig on...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval on Tuesday, Aug. 30, urged city residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). "Anumang bakuna laban sa Covid-19 ay napatunayang ligtas, mabisa, at tunay na magbibigay proteksyon hindi lang sa ating sarili, kung 'di sa ating pamilya at...
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 The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,672 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The number of active Covid-19 cases went down...
BEIJING, China -- Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year. Nearly four million people in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing,...
As far as Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin is concerned, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge (OIC) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire is well-equipped to respond to the current challenges of the agency. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), DOH Undersecretary Maria...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its “full” support to the decision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to remove the vaccination requirement for tertiary students and personnel who will participate in face-to-face classes. In a statement, the DOH said that the CHED...
