The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 first booster shot coverage remains low as it only reached 20 percent so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that a total...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has awarded 16 higher education institutions (HEIs) across the country for their outstanding Covid-19 vaccination program. List of HEIs with oustanding Covid-19 vaccination program (CHED / Manila Bulletin) “So many HEIs launched school based vaccination...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, July 20, announced that it has started administering Covid-19 vaccines in all the 66 health centers in the city. The intensified vaccination campaign which started on Tuesday, July 19, and will last until Friday, July 22, is being made due to the increase in...
DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met some officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the country’s Covid-19 situation as well as the status of vaccination, the state health agency said. “The DOH discussed with the President the current 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...
Apart from protecting the people against the severe form of Covid-19, booster jabs also play a crucial role in ending the pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 next week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We are looking at mid-next week to start with immunocompromised," said Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) is keen on educating the public about the Covid-19 pandemic, but it lacks the “agility” or sense of urgency in protecting the people, a public health expert said. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday called on Filipinos to continue to adhere to basic Covid-19 health and safety protocols as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed all...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now currently in the process of "institutionalizing" the Covid-19 vaccination program in order to bring vaccination...
Amid the threat of Covid-19 and its emerging sub variants, a health expert urged the national government to change the country’s definition of “fully vaccinated.” (Manila Bulletin FIle Photo) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
