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 studying if COVID-19 vaccine booster shots can be given three months after the second dose. “We are looking at advancing...
Malate Manila The Department of Health (DOH) recorded more than 300 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide. In its latest case bulletin, 379 new cases were confirmed on Friday. Since Nov. 24, the Philippines has been recording fewer than 1,000 cases. Active cases stood at 11,905 or 0.4...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the death of three children who were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was not because of the vaccines, based on the initial result of investigation. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that “case investigation and...
(Unsplash) No cases of injuries related to firecrackers have been recorded so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Dec. 10. “Hanggang sa ngayon, wala pa hong nairereport na injury from any firecrackers (So far, no injuries have been reported due to firecrackers),” said DOH...
The government's pandemic task force is being extra cautious about placing areas in the country under the least strict coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level due to the many uncertainties about the new Omicron variant. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cabinet...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) No coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients were admitted to 598 hospitals nationwide from Dec. 5 to 9, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have observed that nationally, 48.5 percent of hospitals reported no new COVID-19 admissions in the past five days from Dec....
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said that five of the seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the Philippines from South Africa have already been found. "Yes, we have already located another five, so we are just trying to locate two of these travellers," DOH Undersecretary...
DOH The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for 16 consecutive days already with 562 new cases detected on Thursday, Dec. 9. The new cases brought the total number of active infections nationwide to 12,169. Since the start of the pandemic last...
Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED) The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate at least 99 million individuals before the term of President Duterte ends next year. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed optimism that the government will reach its goal of fully...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 9, said there is still no Omicron coronavirus variant case detected in the Philippines. “The Department of Health, the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines -...
Of substance and spirit Diwa C. Guinigundo W hile Omicron threatens to enter the Philippines’ area of responsibility and our health authorities continue to caution us against panic, the Senate hearing on Pharmally might as yet unearth “billions of pesos in ghost deliveries of...
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