Having mixed doses of COVID vaccines for first and second shots appears to boost immune response against the virus, according to an Oxford study. A health worker prepares to administer Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Parañaque City. (Ali Vicoy/ File/ Manila Bulletin)...
The government has extended anew the travel ban on passengers coming from seven Asian and Middle Eastern countries up to July 15 as a precautionary measure against the deadly and highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page)...
Malacañang said the Philippines was slowly recovering from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy, noting that the government was working hard on balancing reviving the economy and preserving the public's health. Manila Bulletin/File photo Presidential Spokesman Harry...
The Manila city government resumed its mass vaccination for A1 to A5 priority groups on Wednesday, June 30. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said that the Certificate of Analysis (COA) for the vaccines has been received by the...
Ospital ng Tondo no longer has COVID-19 patients, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Tuesday (June 29). (Ospital ng Tondo / FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso said all COVID-19 patients from Ospital ng Tondo have been transferred to the city’s field hospital in Rizal...
President Duterte, catapulted to office on a campaign promise to eliminate illegal drugs and corruption in 2016, is on the final stretch of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) And the President is first to admit that addressing the problem of illegal drugs and...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt has declared that the country is on "high alert" with coronavirus spreading in the community. As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been 30,562 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Australia, and the numbers of locally and overseas...
WASHINGTON, United States -- American biotechnology company Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in a lab setting against coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious Delta variant first identified in India. The results came from vitro neutralization studies of sera...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The COVID-19 vaccination in the United States is slowing down while the highly transmissible Delta variant has spread to nearly every state, fueling experts' fear about potential COVID-19 spikes. The 7-day average number of administered COVID-19 vaccine doses per day...
OTTAWA, Canada -- The number of Canadians who died from the COVID-19 pandemic is likely double the official numbers, according to an investigative report published by the Royal Society of Canada on Tuesday. Canada has reported a cumulative total of 1,414,158 COVID-19 cases, including 26,238 deaths....
Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The efficacy of the Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will not be affected even if the administration of the second dose will be delayed, a member of the Vaccine Experts Panel (VEP) said on Tuesday, June 29. “Alam natin na...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, June 29, reported 4,479 new COVID-19 cases nationwide. The new cases pushed the country's overall tally to 1,408,058 of which, 3.6 percent or 50,037 are patients still being treated. Of the active cases, 90.4 percent of them are experiencing mild...
