DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will be issuing the guidelines in the coming days on how to use the COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits. “Meron po tayong policy na ilalabas po natin (We have a policy that we will release) maybe tomorrow or Friday that will state the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Manila City government has administered a total of 23,022 vaccine doses on Monday, Jan. 17, as it continues to ramp up its vaccination drive to combat the surge in COVID-19 cases. (Photo courtesy of Isko Moreno Domagoso's official Facebook Page/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
DOH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any self-administered COVID-19 antigen test kit in the country so far, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all antigen tests should still be done by medical professionals...
The recently-concluded national vaccination drive againt the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed what Filipinos can do if they work together. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said President Duterte in a message delivered by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand has administered more than 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to official figures released on Sunday. Nearly 40 percent of the country's population have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 18 percent have been fully vaccinated,...
Data source: Food and Drug Administration | Pubmat: Manila Bulletin Five months since the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive started, more than 24 million vaccine doses have already been administered. The Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination drive started last March 1,...
The Filipino nation got another congratulatory remark from Malacañang following a feat in the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced Tuesday that around 12...