Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has reiterated her call to have children inoculated with three doses of vaccine against Hepatitis B to prevent a possible liver cancer...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says Filipino parents must break their families free from the chains of vaccine hesitancy by having their kids...
As a pertussis outbreak spreads across several regions, medical experts urged the Department of Health (DOH) to accelerate the early rollout of free elderly flu vaccines in May. Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin In a statement on Saturday, April 13, the Raising Awareness on Influenza to Support Elderlies...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) If low vaccination rates continue to persist, House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says a hepatocellular carcinoma or liver cancer outbreak could...
A medical professional administers a Covid-19 vaccine (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Answering the question of whether or not Dengvaxia claimed lives of vaccinees in the country is key to getting rid of vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos....
An infectious disease specialist reiterated the safety and effectiveness of vaccines used today. Dr. Rontgene Solante during the Philippine College of Physicians' pre-vaccine summit press conference on Tuesday, March 19 (Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin) "If you look at the data on most...
(Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque city government announced that free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is now available in the city’s different barangays. Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the HPV vaccine is given in a two-dose schedule with an interval of...
In response to the rising number of Covid-19 cases despite widespread vaccination efforts, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said that vaccinations aim to reduce the severity of infections and make them milder. Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina "If you're fully vaccinated and...
An infectious disease expert on Monday, Dec. 18 said that while wearing a facemask is “optional,” it is encouraged to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. (Pixabay) “The wearing of a mask is still optional because it is an individual's decision if they want an additional layer of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas has urged adults 18-years-old and above to avail of flu vaccination. It also asked individuals 45-years-old and above to avail of pneumococcal vaccine on December 14 and 15. Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, DOH-8 information officer, said that...
GET VAXXED Vaccines help fight against infections and keep your body safe from harm (Illustration Freepik) Do you notice that every year, a large number of people simultaneously get sick? It’s because there’s a period when flu is prevalent. In the Philippines, the highest number of cases is...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 24, that the Philippines had already administered all 390,000 bivalent vaccines. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) "We just hope that with the majority of Filipinos fully vaccinated, Covid-19 symptoms will remain mild," he...
