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A vaccine proven effective against the mpox virus is available abroad but not yet in the Philippines, a vaccine expert said on Thursday, Aug. 22. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)  “Meron po tayong bakuna [para sa mpox] pero hindi iyan available sa atin (We do have a vaccine [for...

The latest case of mpox in the Philippines is the clade II variant, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 21. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN)  In a message to reporters, DOH reaffirmed the earlier statement of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa that the 10th mpox case in the...

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Monday, Aug. 19, the detection of one new mpox case in the Philippines. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) This confirmation follows the World Health Organization's recent declaration of mpox, formerly known as “monkeypox,” as a Public Health Emergency of...

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Aug. 15, underscored the importance of vigilance following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) as a "public health emergency of international concern."  (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN)  “Palagi...