UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Part Two) Dr. Raymundo Lo Fast forward to October. We’ve planned our next trip, this time with my wife, Christine, who wasn’t keen on long haul flights except if we were going to New York City, and son, Richard. All of us are fully vaccinated so felt more secure...
After making history with her film "Lingua Franca," trans woman filmmaker Isabel Sandoval is now set to conquer US TV. According to a Variety report, Isabel "has been tapped to direct an episode of the upcoming FX drama series, 'Under the Banner of Heaven.'" Based on a novel by Jon Krakaeuer, the...
Under the microscope Dr. Raymund W. Lo (Part 1) One thing I miss during the pandemic is the freedom to travel. I love exploring new places, meeting new and old friends in my journeys. When I was fully vaccinated last April and the airlines started accepting passengers, it was a golden opportunity...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo The whole world is now focused on COVID-19 vaccines. Even while many countries in Asia have vaccinated most, if not all, of their target populations, the Philippines is still grappling with such vaccination issues as the slow pace of rollouts, poor coordination...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The key to surviving in a new environment is adaptation. In a pandemic, the main solution is vaccination, notwithstanding the anguished cries of anti-vaxxers. This bears repeating: COVID vaccines are SAFE. Hundreds of millions of doses have been given with very minimal side...
The resurgence of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) high infection rate in Metro Manila is possible as the alert level status for restrictions was downgraded to revive the economy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday, Oct. 16. This was...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Last Sept. 27, a consultative meeting was held by the GoNegosyo with medical experts to seek their opinions on allowing greater mobility for the fully vaccinated in certain areas to open the economy a little bit more. The travel sectors-airlines, hotels and travel...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Last Sept. 27th, a consultative meeting was held by the GoNegosyo with medical experts to seek their opinions on allowing greater mobility for the fully vaccinated in certain areas to open the economy a little bit more. The travel sectors – airlines, hotels...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Lab hopping is when a patient gets a test result which is not to his liking, whether true or not, and gets another test from a different lab hoping there’s a mistake in the first lab’s result. Often, he doesn’t consult a doctor, who may have ordered the...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The COVID vaccination program is now underway. Vaccine shortage is acute though we’ve been promised at least 61 million doses are coming shortly. Assuming adequate vaccine supply, our next concern will be the roll-outs with vaccination activities. As a volunteer vaccinator, I...
DAGUPAN CITY – Eleven members of the Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS) are currently isolated after contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here. (Photo courtesy of Dagupan City Pulis Facebook) In a phone interview on Monday, DCPS chief Lt. Col. Louise Benjie Tremor said the cops are now...
In a bid to contain the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission, a total of ‘171 small areas’ in the National Capital Region (NCR) were placed under granular lockdown, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday, Sept. 19. “Sa tala ng PNP...
